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Quincy Councillors Pass Surveillance Ordinance
Quincy city councillors on Monday voted 8-1 to pass an ordinance that would require the administration to get approval from the council before purchasing certain surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers. The ordinance, introduced in October by Councillors Ziqiang Susan Yuan and Virginia Ryan, was approved with Councillor Noel...
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Quincy council takes up surveillance rules, Granite Links lease
QUINCY ‒ City councilors on Monday, Nov. 9, will hold a public hearing on police surveillance technology and tackle a resolution urging state lawmakers not to extend Granite Links' lease of roughly 240 acres of public land into the 22nd century without more extensive financial analysis. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with a public hearing on an ordinance proposed by Councilors Ziqiang Susan Yuan and Virginia Ryan that would require public input and council approval before the city adopts certain surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers, facial recognition and systems that can track people or vehicles. The Ordinance Committee will take up the proposal at 6:30 p.m., and the full council could vote on the measure later in the evening. Councilors will also debate a resolution opposing efforts by state legislators to extend the Granite Links lease until 2107 through a rider to the 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, which is still pending on Beacon Hill. The measure calls for an independent financial analysis before the city makes a new long-term commitment involving roughly 240 acres of public land. Other agenda items include elected-official pay, cybersecurity oversight, a proposed independent whistleblower and anti-retaliation policy for city employees, and Mayor
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Marion Town Meeting approves shared use path next steps, sewer upgrade
MARION — Next steps for a shared use path that will make Marion more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly garnered some discussion at Town Meeting but were ultimately approved, along with sewer phosphorus removal upgrades. With minimal discussion, voters at the Nov. 9 Town Meeting approved transferring control of town-owned properties...