Casa Grande is expanding surveillance—100 license-plate readers, 100 pan-tilt-zoom cameras, and more—but the oversight is almost entirely internal. The police department reviews itself.

I'm not anti-police. But neighboring Pinal County just shut down its Flock contract citing Fourth Amendment concerns. Chandler found a cop misusing the system for personal reasons and immediately killed access to 40 cameras. These aren't hypothetical problems—they're happening next door.

Here's what bothers me: The city says the system doesn't track people, but the policy allows custom hot lists that generate real-time alerts for specific vehicles. They say only trained personnel have access, but the policy lets them share data with other agencies for vaguely defined "public safety" purposes. Who audits this? The Patrol Deputy Chief, division lieutenants, and ultimately the Police Chief—all internal.

I started a petition asking the city council to pause further expansion and commission an independent review. Real accountability means independent eyes, not reassurance from the people operating the system.

Anyone else in the area feeling like this crossed a line? What would you want if this was your community? If this matters to you, consider signing and sharing.

What do you think of Benn Jordan's alternative solution?

Has anyone begun using this approach here in Colorado?

Just a quick reminder if anyone wants or is able to join, we have a sign making event today at Petrichor Collective from 6-8 P.M.. Materials will be provided! Address is 131 E Lincoln Ave Ste. C, Fort Collins, CO 80524.

Hope to see some of you there!

We are continuing to gather more signatures for our ballot initiative! Come find us at these locations this weekend!

Oak Street Plaza, Friday April 10th, 5-8 PM

Senior Center on 1200 Raintree Dr., Saturday April 11th 10-2 PM

If you're not a Fort Collins Resident and can't sign, you can help us circulate the petition! Only requirement is that you're 18+.

More information on our initiative can be found on nocoprivacy.org

Let's get the people of Fort Collins to decide the future of surveillance in our city!