The Mountlake Terrace City Council voted 5-2 Thursday to approve installation of the Flock Safety license plate recognition camera system in the city.

Thursday’s meeting was extended to 11 p.m. after 14 people signed up to speak for or against the camera system. The comment time for each speaker was reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes due to the high number of sign-ups.

The ultimate question this meeting seemed to be: Who do you fear more, criminals or the federal government?

System proponents pointed to its potential to assist in locating missing children ( Amber Alerts ) and seniors (Silver Alerts), as well as potentially reducing violent crime.

Cmdr. Scott King said the system will include nine cameras strategically placed in key locations. To address privacy concerns about the sy

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