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CORALVILLE — The city of Coralville is moving forward with plans to add automatic license plate reader cameras at several locations in town after the city council approved a policy for their use by the police department.
The cameras will be placed on First Avenue near Interstate 80, First Avenue near Highway 6, and Coral Ridge Avenue near Highway 6.
Discussion about the plan to add the cameras has been contentious, with hours of public comment from residents expressing concerns about privacy and the use of data collected from the cameras.
The city council this year approved a budget that included $18,000 for the cameras. The full contract with Flock Safety, which provides the cameras, is for