The Sedona City Council voted unanimously this week to permanently end its controversial license plate camera program.

Council members worried about how data gathered in Sedona could potentially be accessed by federal law enforcement agencies.

Numerous Sedona council members say they felt misled when Flock Safety representatives told them in August that Sedona would have full control over who could access data.

But later that month, the company acknowledged US Customs and Border Protection had accessed locally collected vehicle information.

In a statement, a Flock Safety spokesperson said "at no time did Flock mislead Sedona government officials or the community."

"Unfortunately, the decision to terminate Flock's services in Sedona appears to be based on misinformation," the spokesp

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