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FUQUAY-VARINA, NORTH CAROLINA · COMMUNITY PETITION

Fuquay-
Varina
deserves
privacy.

Flock cameras turn passing vehicles into searchable location records. See the evidence. Join the call to end the program.

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Independent community advocacy. Not affiliated with the Town of Fuquay-Varina.

AI illustration of a roadside license plate reader and a passing silver car
A camera. A vehicle. A searchable record.AI-generated illustration—not an actual Fuquay-Varina installation.
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PRIVACY IS A COMMUNITY VALUE↗TRANSPARENCY BEFORE EXPANSION↗LET THE PUBLIC DECIDE

03 / MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT

One signature.
A direct message.

Ask Fuquay-Varina’s leaders to put privacy on the public agenda.

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Petition version: 2026-11-06-fv-v1

We ask the Fuquay-Varina Board of Commissioners to hold a public review and recorded vote on ending the town’s Flock program, ending or not renewing its Flock agreements as legally available, and removing town-controlled Flock cameras through an orderly process. While that decision is pending, freeze expansion and publish the contracts, costs, retention rules, sharing arrangements, and nonconfidential audit findings, subject to lawful exemptions. Preserve evidence and accountability records as required during any transition.

This is a community advocacy petition. It does not trigger an election or require a Board vote. Residency is self-reported. Paper and online totals must be reconciled before reporting unique supporters.

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SIGN FOR PRIVACY

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Officials notified for eligible Fuquay-Varina residentsA monitoring copy of each official notification goes to the campaign organizers: shannonbraync@gmail.com. The organizer selects recipients. See the official town directory.
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LOOK CLOSER

Local questions. Public evidence.

Read Fuquay-Varina reporting, understand the chief’s position, and review the petition.

What does FVPD disclose?

Read official information alongside attributed citizen accounts.

What is documented?

Reported costs, camera counts and remaining questions.

Across North Carolina ↗

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01 / THE ISSUE

A visible plate.
An invisible record.

License plate readers create searchable vehicle sightings. The public deserves a say in whether that collection belongs in Fuquay-Varina.

Flock describes collecting vehicle information, including license plates, locations, and timestamps. A sighting does not prove who was driving. The concern is the collection and later use of location records—even when a person is not suspected of wrongdoing.

These tools can help investigations. That benefit deserves an honest hearing alongside privacy, cost, sharing, retention, and oversight. We support ending routine collection and comparing less intrusive alternatives.

Read Flock’s own privacy statements ↗

FUQUAY-VARINA / CITIZEN ACTION

This conversation
already has a history.

Residents are petitioning, speaking at meetings and asking how their town uses Flock. Start with their work.

This is an independent No More Flock community page. The groups and Reddit organizers linked below have not endorsed, joined or authorized this site. Their petitions and signature counts remain separate from ours. We do not import their signers or contact details.

Existing campaign · Organizer’s own petition

Student-led removal petition

The Anti-Fascist Student Union of Fuquay-Varina has an iPetitions campaign asking the town to end Flock contracts, remove its readers and prevent replacement surveillance programs. Updates dated September 3 and September 25 encourage sharing and direct engagement with town leaders.

We link the original campaign so residents can read its full demands. Its policy requests and factual claims are the organizers’ own; this page does not treat them as official findings.

Read the existing student-led petition ↗
September 8, 2026 · Official meeting minutes

Flock concerns reached the public record

The approved minutes identify Joe Dasilva and Matt Auchtung as speakers on automated plate readers. They establish that citizen participation occurred; they do not by themselves establish every argument made or the town’s final policy position.

Read the town’s September 8 minutes ↗
Organizer account · r/FuquayVarinaNC

Dialogue with Chief Tim Smith

Reddit user MattTheAncap describes meeting Chief Smith and respecting the department while remaining opposed to Flock’s collection and sharing architecture. The account describes outside-agency review, independent verification of alerts and retention rules. These are the organizer’s account of the meeting, not a substitute for the signed policy.

Read the organizer’s meeting account ↗
October 2026 · Organizer update

Repeated board comments and a call for public review

MattTheAncap reports a third appearance before the board, outreach to commissioners and an invitation for residents to attend the November 2 ALPR presentation. The update contains personal assessments of officials’ responses and an informal poll; those assessments are attributed opinions, not verified endorsements or proof of misconduct.

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November 2, 2026 · Secondary meeting transcript

The police program was discussed publicly

OpenNorthCarolina’s AI-generated meeting transcript describes Chief Smith presenting the program’s history, costs and investigative rationale. Its summary reports public objections and no vote on ending the program. The transcript may contain errors; use the official agenda and recording to confirm the details.

Read the attributed transcript ↗Official agendas and recordings ↗

PUBLIC SAFETY / PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Read the department’s position.
Ask for the underlying records.

Tim Smith · Police Chief

The town’s current directory identifies Tim Smith as chief. The November 2 secondary transcript attributes support for ALPR investigative use to him, alongside a stated need for policies, accountability, training and oversight. This page does not assert that every commissioner supports or opposes Flock.

Office of the Chief ↗

Official transparency resources

FVPD’s website links an ALPR transparency portal containing program and policy information. The vendor-hosted destination could not be retrieved during this review, so we do not claim to have verified its current camera count, sharing partners or policy settings.

Start at FVPD’s ALPR page ↗

An important correction: the FY2024 adopted budget explicitly includes a Flock partnership under Police Key Initiatives on printed page 94. We therefore do not repeat the claim that Flock never appeared in an annual budget. A budget reference does not resolve whether residents received adequate notice, a dedicated debate or a specific authorization vote. Read the primary budget document ↗

SOURCE CHECK / WHAT IS KNOWN

Separate the record
from the claim.

QuestionWhat the sources sayHow we treat it
How many cameras?The existing petition says 15; some Reddit posts say 16. The November 2 secondary transcript attributes 15 to the chief.A dated, attributed figure—not a verified live inventory. Request the installation register and executed orders.
What does it cost?The November 2 transcript attributes approximately $40,000 in recurring annual costs to the chief. The separate petition cites a larger total.Annual operating cost and multi-year contract totals are different measures. Do not compare them without invoices and contract terms.
When did it begin?The secondary transcript dates an initial ten-camera contract to December 2023 and five additional cameras to August 2025.Obtain the executed agreements and amendments to corroborate dates, renewal terms and cancellation rights.
Do most residents oppose it?An organizer reports 91% opposition among informal poll respondents.A self-selected poll is not a representative survey of the town. No townwide percentage is established here.
Has FV canceled Flock?No cancellation was established in this review. The November 2 secondary summary reports discussion without a cancellation vote.Citizen activity is documented; a contract-ending decision is not.
Was there no prior public record?The FY2024 adopted budget names the Flock partnership, and September 8 minutes record Flock speakers.There is a public paper trail. The adequacy of engagement is a separate policy question.

Research reviewed November 6, 2026. Primary records take precedence over organizer claims and automated summaries. Some linked records could not be retrieved directly; access limits are disclosed rather than treated as proof of a claim.

PEACEFUL CIVIC PARTICIPATION

Bring questions.
Ask for a public answer.

Review the original efforts

Read the existing petition and organizer updates before choosing how to participate. Keep totals separate and do not submit other people’s information.

Speak at a town meeting

The town’s published guidance says to sign up with the clerk before the meeting; public comments are limited to three minutes. Check the official calendar and current instructions before attending.

Official meeting guidance ↗

Request the program record

Ask for executed contracts, renewal dates, invoices, retention exceptions, sharing approvals, access logs and redacted audits. Preserve required evidence and avoid requesting public release of private plate data.

Use the local petition

Our separate petition requests public review and an orderly end to town-controlled Flock collection. Only eligible, self-declared local residents trigger emails to FV officials.

Review this petition ↑

Download the source and findings register →

02 / WHAT WE’RE ASKING

A public decision.
A clear way forward.

01

End the program

Hold a public review and recorded vote on ending or not renewing Flock agreements and removing town-controlled cameras as legally available.

02

Freeze expansion

Pause new cameras and expansion while the public review takes place.

03

Open the records

Publish contracts, costs, retention rules, sharing arrangements, and nonconfidential audit findings.

04

Close it responsibly

Preserve required evidence and accountability records during an orderly transition.

04 / READ BEFORE YOU SIGN

Grounded in evidence.
Clear about our position.

VENDOR SOURCE

What Flock says it collects ↗

Read the company’s privacy and data-handling statements.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Fuquay-Varina agendas & minutes ↗

Follow the public record and check upcoming meeting details.

OFFICIAL CONTACTS

Your mayor & commissioners ↗

Recipient names and addresses checked against Fuquay-Varina’s official directory on November 6, 2026.

What this campaign does—and what is still unknown

Removal is our policy request. This site does not claim Fuquay-Varina’s system was hacked or that local officials misused it. Fuquay-Varina’s current settings, costs, outcomes, and sharing arrangements should be established through town records. We do not claim every Flock product has the same capabilities.

How we handle your signature

We store your name, account identifier, account email, contact email, optional telephone, involvement choice, city, ZIP, self-reported residency, consent version, petition version, and signing time. Historical paper-signing declarations remain separate. We use these details to administer this petition and prevent duplicates. Your account email, contact email, telephone, involvement choice, and account identifier are not published or included in official notifications. Involvement follow-up is limited to people who choose “I want to get involved.” There is no public signer list. Organizers can access signer records; this information is not used for marketing. Notifications include your name, city, ZIP, petition text, date, and reference number and may become public records. An organizer-only evidence export preserves the exact outgoing payload, recipient, provider reference and processing status. A Gmail copy is not proof that an official received or read a message. Organizers retain petition records while the campaign and its official submission remain active. Records are reviewed for deletion within 90 days after the campaign closes; required accountability records may be retained longer. You may request withdrawal or correction using the organizer contact. Corrections or withdrawal requests go to the organizer contact below. Previously submitted records and emails cannot be recalled from officials or their public-records systems.