Within two weeks, Wausau’s 20 Flock license plate cameras will go dark under a 9-1 City Council vote Tuesday to cover them and end police use of the data.
“I think our community wants them covered and I think they want them covered tonight,” said Alder Sarah Watson, who urged covering the cameras right away.
The resolution, recommended 5-0 by the Public Health and Safety Committee on Oct. 19, directs police to immediately stop using Flock data for new investigations. The item was added to the agenda late, so the council first had to suspend a filing rule, which takes a two-thirds vote. Alder Tom Neal moved to suspend the rules, Watson seconded, and the motion passed 8-2…