Flock opponents seek to learn more about donation fund established by county commissioners
By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — A local group that led the charge against Flock Cameras in Kosciusko County will be seeking answers Tuesday when the county commissioners are expected to discuss the creation of an account used to fund the cameras.
An approval of the account appeared to bypass county council authority.
Attorney Travis McConnell brought up the issue recently, which led to the county auditor saying more details would be made available on Tuesday — at the same time the commissioners are expected to formally vote to end its contract with Flock Safety.
County attorney Ed Ormsby is expected to clarify issues at the meeting.
Chris Plack, another opponent of the cameras, posted on his Facebook page last week that more than $200,000 moved through the account in recent years to support the Flock program.
Plack posed the following question in his social media post:
County Council voted unanimously to defund the cameras on Sept. 10 after nearly 200 people sought to attend the council meeting.
About 120 people were inside the courthouse for the meeting, with many speaking against what they see as a growing web of public surveillance.
An estimated 80 others stood outside the courthouse steps and could be heard from inside yelling angrily as they listened online.
The following day, Prosecutor Brad Voelz announced the cameras would be taken down promptly.
Other than law enforcement, the prosecutor and a representative from Flock, nobody spoke in favor of continuing the program which used 31 installed cameras across the county.
Kosciusko County’s action against Flock follows similar moves by communities across parts of northern Indiana in recent weeks.
The county commissioners are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the courtroom of the old courthouse.
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