Board takes no vote as residents demand pause on license plate cameras

Select Board · Meeting of August 11, 2026

East Bridgewater Select Board takes no vote as residents pack meeting to fight license plate cameras. More than 20 residents lined up to oppose the East Bridgewater Police Department's rollout of four Flock Safety automated license plate readers, a $36,000, three-year contract the Police Chief said is funded entirely by federal drug-forfeiture money, not taxes. One camera is already active on West Street.

Resident Robert Cadigan urged the board to reject the program outright, arguing "we should not have to choose between public safety and constitutional rights." Stephanie Mahoney, whose son was shot in town in 2024, said "we should not have to choose between public safety and personal privacy." Select Board Chair Carole Julius, Vice Chair Katherine Mullen and Clerk Peter Spagone Jr. took no formal vote and will revisit the issue September 14. Separately, the board backed Kaestle Boos Associates for a public safety building feasibility study and approved a $35 million school construction bond.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.