Surveillance-tech report: East Haddam¶
Mentions current to 27 September 2026
This report covers meetings processed up to 2026-09-27. Anything newer shows up first in This Week in Surveillance.
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At a glance: East Haddam¶
49 mentions of surveillance technology in 27 East Haddam meetings, 2020–2026
Not the full history: transcripts begin 2020-04-21, but East Haddam's published video archive goes back to 2018-03-20. Meetings before 2020 are not yet transcribed, so this report cannot say what was discussed then. Older meetings are still being added.
This report collects every mention of surveillance technology found in East Haddam's recorded public meetings -- automatically transcribed, then keyword-scanned. Each mention below links straight to the moment in the source video, so anything here can be checked against the recording itself.
Start with Timeline to read the discussion in order, or Findings by topic to jump to one technology.
Mentions are found by keyword and are not individually verified. A mention means the words were spoken at a public meeting -- not that the town uses, bought, or approved the technology. Read the quote and watch the clip before drawing a conclusion.
Contents¶
- Mentions by topic: first seen / most recent
- Timeline
- Findings by topic
- Agenda/minutes mentions (unreviewed -- live keyword scan, no human review queue yet)
- How this report was built
- Coverage status
- Registered meeting bodies
- Agenda/minutes coverage
- Research log
- Gaps and caveats
- Get the full transcripts
Mentions by topic: first seen / most recent¶
| Topic | Mentions | Meetings | First seen | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPR / Flock | 12 | 4 | 2024-05-23 | 2025-12-08 |
| Body cameras | 2 | 2 | 2020-07-15 | 2024-02-21 |
| Drones | 30 | 17 | 2020-07-21 | 2026-06-09 |
| Facial recognition | 1 | 1 | 2025-11-05 | 2025-11-05 |
| Predictive policing | 1 | 1 | 2022-10-25 | 2022-10-25 |
| Purchasing / procurement | 1 | 1 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-02-29 |
| General surveillance | 2 | 2 | 2025-08-14 | 2025-11-05 |
Timeline¶
27 meetings surfaced a finding (27 dated, spanning 2020-07-15 to 2026-06-09; 0 of unknown date, listed last). Newest first.
No meetings with a mention in the 30 days before 2026-09-27. The most recent was 2026-06-09.
Earlier meetings (27)
2026-06-09 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning & Zoning Commission - 6.9.2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Damn right. Damn right. >> You getting a drone approval for your office? >> I don't need it. I got Google Earth. It...
2025-12-08 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance - 12.8.2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...and um and also another item that the LPR system doesn't address the operator. That's why it's called a license plate reader. You're you cite an infraction against the vehicle, not the operator....
2025-12-02 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen - 12.2.2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...time as said in the paper it is time for the state to regulate the use and sharing of automated license plate reader data through legislation. They want the ordinance to be better worded...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...back to the cameras, the speed cameras or whatever, license plate readers. This is not a license plate reader, but years ago, uh, we had suggested that when they redid the bridge work, that a,...
2025-11-05 -- Public Information Meeting
Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025 (topics: alpr, surveillance_general)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...to share this stuff, police agencies use it without a warrant. It links up to the flock cameras. >> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat]...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...flock cameras. >> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat] >> Flock. They're actually mocking us by saying it. clock....alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat] >> Flock. They're actually mocking us by saying it. clock. >> Okay, don't believe what he tells you....surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...pirate. Okay. She had to do her own [clears throat] gather her own surveillance camera footage off her vehicle in her house to present a case and to the chief of...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> His wife might be [laughter] >> I I heard actually heard this gentleman mentioned Flock. And are you affiliated with Flock? Not >> now. is your database shared....alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> I I heard actually heard this gentleman mentioned Flock. And are you affiliated with Flock? Not >> now. is your database shared. >> We are not for the play....alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> So, so you could be sold or you could be bought. Let's say you could be bought by the biggest company, Flock. So, so now they've got all our data right now. I I did some research on Flock and I what I...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...the biggest company, Flock. So, so now they've got all our data right now. I I did some research on Flock and I what I understand is there's over 4,800 law enforcement agencies who pay something...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...database. So they they use it and then there's another 1,000 or more currently that pay into flock to access retail and insurance company uh related uh information from the database. So what's...
2025-11-05 -- Public Information Meeting
Public Hearing - ATESD Part 2 - 11.5.2025 (topics: facial_recognition)
facial_recognitionWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...that these cameras can only be used for speeding unless there is a court order to look for a criminal with face recognition. Seven, who will securely dispose of all the pictures once the...
2025-08-14 -- Moodus Firehouse Committee
Moodus Firehouse Building Committee - 8.14.2025 (topics: surveillance_general)
surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Okay. >> Yeah. Sure. Sure thing. Sure. >> Right. Also CCTV do we consider that we consider lock controls, access ways? >> Yeah. So we have we have a budget number...
2025-06-19 -- Economic Development Commission
Economic Development Commission - 6.19.2025 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...contractor asked me if they could have access to the airport because they wanted to fly a drone down the river because there was a question of addressing this the sighting the...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...addressing this the sighting the position and how it would look from a boat. So they had to fly a drone like it was a boat going down a river and they they put a balloon up so you could see...
2025-02-24 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen - Budget Workshop 2.24.2025 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...so um if the appraisal came in less we could have potentially leave funding for a drone survey at aley Cemetery which is another Cemetery where we believe around the edges um there would probably be...
2025-02-20 -- Economic Development Commission
Economic Development Commission - 2.20.2025 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...we're going do the best we can you know I I got a you know 400 excavator over there pick it right up and reach and we're I told him you know he can be there and tell us you know where the stuff is we flew a drone over it so get the steel I mean the steel is just 10 it's just rip the steel down you got to start...
2024-10-17 -- Cemetery Committee
Cemetery Committee - 10.17.2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...if it's a topo survey where we located the headstones and such and that that a drone is perfect for plus it's the small Cemetery well I think the question is is which is our priority of which...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...of the cemeteries we think have potential for expansion doing a drone flight to then locate headstones and and furor rard that's relatively easy and a cheap...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...thought there was room for cremations around the outer edge yeah so that's more the drone flight and break up the Lots so that you know if we can't afford an A2 maybe that's one that we do that...
2024-06-20 -- Cemetery Committee
Cemetery Committee - 6.20.2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...the company and um uh just last week they had a uh did a drone survey that took like 2 minutes and cost I think it's around...
2024-05-23 -- Redevelopment Agency
Redevelopment Agency - 5.23.2024 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...right you might want to you I my flock you my flock might well yes but might want to raise the question more...
2024-04-02 -- Moodus Firehouse Committee
Moodus Firehouse Renovation Committee - 4.2.2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...even thinking like it would be nice if we could get dagel or somebody to do some drone shots of the property that we could sit it on to it for some of the renderings and show how it would lay out...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...three-dimensionally already in our program so we are able to do that if you could provide us with some Drone footage that'd be great because then we can you could sort of superimpose to those...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...resolution and stuff but if you do if that is something that you can do it just provided some drone shots that'd be awesome okay what was your question so all the...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...outside envelope will look like a little bit even if it doesn't include the full drone but at least start getting conception some rendering of the exterior would be good so David what do...
2024-02-29 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop 2.29.2024 (topics: purchasing_broker)
purchasing_brokerWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...replace those with newer computers anyway so uh and then there's a change to cdwg uh C piece of software called Duo that's how uh the um administrators and uh people in the IT...
2024-02-21 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop - Part 2 2.21.2024 (topics: body_camera)
body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...it we'll make a note to I'll bring my body camera or your body cam should get accosted my badge oh don't forget the...
2024-01-16 -- Cemetery Committee
Cemetery Committee - 1.16.2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...they're just cremations and that wouldn't need a full survey but just the Drone things so we could so my question is if it's going to cost money to do that why would we do...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...it's really good for picking up headstones that type of stuff now we we drone all the time um and you can lay out markers and then do a flight and then...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...moved right so it's okay and you know we could go out and do a a visual survey or a much cheaper drone flight to locate all the um all the headstones I mean a drone flight's not that expensive and uh...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...a much cheaper drone flight to locate all the um all the headstones I mean a drone flight's not that expensive and uh they can even just give you a picture you can again you're spending money on...
2023-10-03 -- Sustainability / Climate Resiliency
Sustainability Team - 10.3.2023 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...okay I put somebody else in charge there's like spreadsheets and aerial drone pictures and and all kinds of things that I am no longer involved in but...
2023-07-20 -- Cemetery Committee
Cemetery Committee - 7.20.2023 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...I'm going to check with the like dot has some standards on launching and flying from I certainly doing a drone yeah so you'd probably get away with it but technically the dot has standards...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...they if you need to file for permission okay I don't know offhand I can ask our drone Pilots but I'm not going to be in for the next one...
2023-03-11 -- Board of Assessment Appeals
Board of Assessment Appeals - Part 1 - 3.11.2023 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...built a little angled wall here and and angle it at this point and put it along drone Road in an angled the boom road to the north this property is still down property there's nothing ever said this...
2023-01-10 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning - 1.10.2023 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...initial letter no no I mean realistically Town Street you know when playing drone doesn't have any traffic list you know speeding and all that stuff because they're coming up to...
2022-10-25 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning - 10.25.2022 (topics: predictive_policing)
predictive_policingWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...topogy just for the septic is required Foundry film for reference map so it's a beast [Applause]...
2022-10-13 -- Redevelopment Agency
Redevelopment Agency - 10.13.2022 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...19 Maine has been the same ownership for 42 years and they're really issues with drone road but it's what is the intentions of that is that is that a back door for the developer is that...
2022-07-27 -- Economic Development Commission
Planning & Zoning/Economic Development - Moodus Center Planning Review Committee - 7.27.2022 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...a little bit i mean like it was before you got here we're talking about the deep river uh drone safety audit they just did um...
2022-07-05 -- Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission - 7.5.2022 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...know it's interesting what about drones like what what's the policy that we have about drone use on some of these preserves is it is that something to to talk about...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...fields you'd be self-limiting you you'd be running that drone into so many trees yeah is it is it difficult to pilot them i have no idea maybe i don't know i...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...is not per is not permitted so what if someone just wants to go and and run their drone up and down and do stuff you know what i mean in the permitted...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...i think the problem with any drone is it's going to have to be above the level of preserve because...
2022-02-22 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning - 2.22.2022 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...no you had it you had you had to redo them but they they produced a ton of water yeah so you know that the drone was just tapping the river there were water tests...
2020-07-21 -- Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
Inland Wetlands - 07.21.2020 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...item a continued w20-06 at [address redacted] uh the robert drone excuse me robert doan is the agent marilyn kinsel the owner...
2020-07-15 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen - 07.15.2020 (topics: body_camera)
body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...uh the proposals being put forth let through the legislature wouldn't require every police officer to have a body cam so so i think the important part of this is that there is no other from what i've...
Findings by topic¶
ai_data_fusion¶
(no findings)
alpr¶
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[2025-12-08] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - 12.8.2025
...and um and also another item that the LPR system doesn't address the operator. That's why it's called a license plate reader. You're you cite an infraction against the vehicle, not the operator.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-12-02] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen - 12.2.2025
...back to the cameras, the speed cameras or whatever, license plate readers. This is not a license plate reader, but years ago, uh, we had suggested that when they redid the bridge work, that a,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-12-02] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen - 12.2.2025
...time as said in the paper it is time for the state to regulate the use and sharing of automated license plate reader data through legislation. They want the ordinance to be better worded... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...to share this stuff, police agencies use it without a warrant. It links up to the flock cameras. >> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat]... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...>> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat] >> Flock. They're actually mocking us by saying it. clock. >> Okay, don't believe what he tells you.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...>> His wife might be [laughter] >> I I heard actually heard this gentleman mentioned Flock. And are you affiliated with Flock? Not >> now. is your database shared.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...>> I I heard actually heard this gentleman mentioned Flock. And are you affiliated with Flock? Not >> now. is your database shared. >> We are not for the play.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...flock cameras. >> That's right. >> Flock. [clears throat] >> Flock. They're actually mocking us by saying it. clock.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...>> So, so you could be sold or you could be bought. Let's say you could be bought by the biggest company, Flock. So, so now they've got all our data right now. I I did some research on Flock and I what I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...the biggest company, Flock. So, so now they've got all our data right now. I I did some research on Flock and I what I understand is there's over 4,800 law enforcement agencies who pay something... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...database. So they they use it and then there's another 1,000 or more currently that pay into flock to access retail and insurance company uh related uh information from the database. So what's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2024-05-23] Redevelopment Agency -- Redevelopment Agency - 5.23.2024
...right you might want to you I my flock you my flock might well yes but might want to raise the question more... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
biometrics_other¶
(no findings)
body_camera¶
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[2024-02-21] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop - Part 2 2.21.2024
...it we'll make a note to I'll bring my body camera or your body cam should get accosted my badge oh don't forget the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2020-07-15] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen - 07.15.2020
...uh the proposals being put forth let through the legislature wouldn't require every police officer to have a body cam so so i think the important part of this is that there is no other from what i've... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
cad¶
(no findings)
cell_site_sim¶
(no findings)
data_broker¶
(no findings)
doorbell_partnership¶
(no findings)
drone¶
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[2026-06-09] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning Commission - 6.9.2026
...>> Damn right. Damn right. >> You getting a drone approval for your office? >> I don't need it. I got Google Earth. It... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2025-06-19] Economic Development Commission -- Economic Development Commission - 6.19.2025
...addressing this the sighting the position and how it would look from a boat. So they had to fly a drone like it was a boat going down a river and they they put a balloon up so you could see... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2025-06-19] Economic Development Commission -- Economic Development Commission - 6.19.2025
...contractor asked me if they could have access to the airport because they wanted to fly a drone down the river because there was a question of addressing this the sighting the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-24] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen - Budget Workshop 2.24.2025
...so um if the appraisal came in less we could have potentially leave funding for a drone survey at aley Cemetery which is another Cemetery where we believe around the edges um there would probably be... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-20] Economic Development Commission -- Economic Development Commission - 2.20.2025
...we're going do the best we can you know I I got a you know 400 excavator over there pick it right up and reach and we're I told him you know he can be there and tell us you know where the stuff is we flew a drone over it so get the steel I mean the steel is just 10 it's just rip the steel down you got to start... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-10-17] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 10.17.2024
...if it's a topo survey where we located the headstones and such and that that a drone is perfect for plus it's the small Cemetery well I think the question is is which is our priority of which... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-10-17] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 10.17.2024
...of the cemeteries we think have potential for expansion doing a drone flight to then locate headstones and and furor rard that's relatively easy and a cheap... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-10-17] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 10.17.2024
...thought there was room for cremations around the outer edge yeah so that's more the drone flight and break up the Lots so that you know if we can't afford an A2 maybe that's one that we do that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-06-20] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 6.20.2024
...the company and um uh just last week they had a uh did a drone survey that took like 2 minutes and cost I think it's around... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-04-02] Moodus Firehouse Committee -- Moodus Firehouse Renovation Committee - 4.2.2024
...three-dimensionally already in our program so we are able to do that if you could provide us with some Drone footage that'd be great because then we can you could sort of superimpose to those... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-04-02] Moodus Firehouse Committee -- Moodus Firehouse Renovation Committee - 4.2.2024
...resolution and stuff but if you do if that is something that you can do it just provided some drone shots that'd be awesome okay what was your question so all the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-04-02] Moodus Firehouse Committee -- Moodus Firehouse Renovation Committee - 4.2.2024
...even thinking like it would be nice if we could get dagel or somebody to do some drone shots of the property that we could sit it on to it for some of the renderings and show how it would lay out... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-04-02] Moodus Firehouse Committee -- Moodus Firehouse Renovation Committee - 4.2.2024
...outside envelope will look like a little bit even if it doesn't include the full drone but at least start getting conception some rendering of the exterior would be good so David what do... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-16] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 1.16.2024
...they're just cremations and that wouldn't need a full survey but just the Drone things so we could so my question is if it's going to cost money to do that why would we do... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-16] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 1.16.2024
...moved right so it's okay and you know we could go out and do a a visual survey or a much cheaper drone flight to locate all the um all the headstones I mean a drone flight's not that expensive and uh... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-16] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 1.16.2024
...a much cheaper drone flight to locate all the um all the headstones I mean a drone flight's not that expensive and uh they can even just give you a picture you can again you're spending money on... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-16] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 1.16.2024
...it's really good for picking up headstones that type of stuff now we we drone all the time um and you can lay out markers and then do a flight and then... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-10-03] Sustainability / Climate Resiliency -- Sustainability Team - 10.3.2023
...okay I put somebody else in charge there's like spreadsheets and aerial drone pictures and and all kinds of things that I am no longer involved in but... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-07-20] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 7.20.2023
...I'm going to check with the like dot has some standards on launching and flying from I certainly doing a drone yeah so you'd probably get away with it but technically the dot has standards... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-07-20] Cemetery Committee -- Cemetery Committee - 7.20.2023
...they if you need to file for permission okay I don't know offhand I can ask our drone Pilots but I'm not going to be in for the next one... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-03-11] Board of Assessment Appeals -- Board of Assessment Appeals - Part 1 - 3.11.2023
...built a little angled wall here and and angle it at this point and put it along drone Road in an angled the boom road to the north this property is still down property there's nothing ever said this... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-01-10] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning and Zoning - 1.10.2023
...initial letter no no I mean realistically Town Street you know when playing drone doesn't have any traffic list you know speeding and all that stuff because they're coming up to... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-10-13] Redevelopment Agency -- Redevelopment Agency - 10.13.2022
...19 Maine has been the same ownership for 42 years and they're really issues with drone road but it's what is the intentions of that is that is that a back door for the developer is that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-07-27] Economic Development Commission -- Planning & Zoning/Economic Development - Moodus Center Planning Review Committee - 7.27.2022
...a little bit i mean like it was before you got here we're talking about the deep river uh drone safety audit they just did um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-07-05] Conservation Commission -- Conservation Commission - 7.5.2022
...fields you'd be self-limiting you you'd be running that drone into so many trees yeah is it is it difficult to pilot them i have no idea maybe i don't know i... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-07-05] Conservation Commission -- Conservation Commission - 7.5.2022
...know it's interesting what about drones like what what's the policy that we have about drone use on some of these preserves is it is that something to to talk about... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-07-05] Conservation Commission -- Conservation Commission - 7.5.2022
...i think the problem with any drone is it's going to have to be above the level of preserve because... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-07-05] Conservation Commission -- Conservation Commission - 7.5.2022
...is not per is not permitted so what if someone just wants to go and and run their drone up and down and do stuff you know what i mean in the permitted... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2022-02-22] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning and Zoning - 2.22.2022
...no you had it you had you had to redo them but they they produced a ton of water yeah so you know that the drone was just tapping the river there were water tests... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2020-07-21] Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission -- Inland Wetlands - 07.21.2020
...item a continued w20-06 at [address redacted] uh the robert drone excuse me robert doan is the agent marilyn kinsel the owner... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
facial_recognition¶
- [2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 2 - 11.5.2025
...that these cameras can only be used for speeding unless there is a court order to look for a criminal with face recognition. Seven, who will securely dispose of all the pictures once the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: facial_recognition, unreviewed)
gunshot_detection¶
(no findings)
mobile_forensics¶
(no findings)
osint_social_monitor¶
(no findings)
predictive_policing¶
- [2022-10-25] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning and Zoning - 10.25.2022
...topogy just for the septic is required Foundry film for reference map so it's a beast [Applause]... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)
purchasing_broker¶
- [2024-02-29] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop 2.29.2024
...replace those with newer computers anyway so uh and then there's a change to cdwg uh C piece of software called Duo that's how uh the um administrators and uh people in the IT... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker, unreviewed)
rtcc¶
(no findings)
surveillance_general¶
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[2025-11-05] Public Information Meeting -- Public Hearing - ATESD Part 1 - 11.5.2025
...pirate. Okay. She had to do her own [clears throat] gather her own surveillance camera footage off her vehicle in her house to present a case and to the chief of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
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[2025-08-14] Moodus Firehouse Committee -- Moodus Firehouse Building Committee - 8.14.2025
...>> Okay. >> Yeah. Sure. Sure thing. Sure. >> Right. Also CCTV do we consider that we consider lock controls, access ways? >> Yeah. So we have we have a budget number... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
undercover_tools¶
(no findings)
vehicle_forensics¶
(no findings)
video_analytics¶
(no findings)
Agenda/minutes mentions (unreviewed -- live keyword scan, no human review queue yet)¶
ai_data_fusion¶
(no mentions)
alpr¶
(no mentions)
biometrics_other¶
(no mentions)
body_camera¶
(no mentions)
cad¶
(no mentions)
cell_site_sim¶
(no mentions)
data_broker¶
(no mentions)
doorbell_partnership¶
(no mentions)
drone¶
(no mentions)
facial_recognition¶
(no mentions)
gunshot_detection¶
(no mentions)
mobile_forensics¶
(no mentions)
osint_social_monitor¶
(no mentions)
predictive_policing¶
(no mentions)
purchasing_broker¶
(no mentions)
rtcc¶
(no mentions)
surveillance_general¶
(no mentions)
undercover_tools¶
(no mentions)
vehicle_forensics¶
(no mentions)
video_analytics¶
(no mentions)
How this report was built¶
Everything below describes the corpus and its limits, rather than what was found in it.
Coverage status¶
- Channels registered: 1
- Active meeting bodies: 34
- Videos registered: 1654 (fetched: 1464, no captions: 22)
- Date range covered: 2018-03-20 to 2026-09-24 (all 1654 videos dated)
Channels¶
| display_name | channel_id | handle |
|---|---|---|
| Town of East Haddam | east_haddam_ct | @townofeasthaddam1685 |
Tab crawl history¶
| channel_id | tab | last_crawled_at | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| east_haddam_ct | streams | 2026-09-27 14:24:02.217178 | 1423 |
| east_haddam_ct | videos | 2026-09-27 14:23:44.122741 | 227 |
Registered meeting bodies¶
| body_name | category | active | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Birch Golf Course Feasibility Study Committee | budget_finance | True | 16 |
| Board of Finance | budget_finance | True | 185 |
| Long Range Capital Improvements Committee | budget_finance | True | 11 |
| Municipal Office Building Committee | budget_finance | True | 14 |
| Board of Education | education | True | 1 |
| Agriculture Commission | other | True | 25 |
| Board of Assessment Appeals | other | True | 7 |
| Board of Selectmen | other | True | 270 |
| Broadband Committee | other | True | 56 |
| Cemetery Committee | other | True | 41 |
| Conservation Commission | other | True | 88 |
| East Haddam Village Revitalization Committee | other | True | 18 |
| Economic Development Commission | other | True | 76 |
| Ethics Commission | other | True | 23 |
| Freedom of Information Workshop | other | True | 3 |
| Goodspeed Airport Eval Committee | other | True | 6 |
| Historic District Commission | other | True | 42 |
| Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission | other | True | 83 |
| Library Committees | other | True | 95 |
| Open Space Committee | other | True | 29 |
| Planning & Zoning Commission | other | True | 144 |
| Public Information Meeting | other | True | 53 |
| Recreation Commission | other | True | 32 |
| Redevelopment Agency | other | True | 61 |
| Sustainability / Climate Resiliency | other | True | 45 |
| Swing Bridge Project | other | True | 1 |
| Town Meeting | other | True | 32 |
| Tri-Board Meeting | other | True | 3 |
| USA 250 Celebration Committee | other | True | 15 |
| Water Pollution Control Authority | other | True | 30 |
| Zoning Board of Appeals | other | True | 38 |
| Board of Fire Commissioners | public_safety | True | 70 |
| Moodus Firehouse Committee | public_safety | True | 35 |
| Radio Committee | public_safety | True | 6 |
Agenda/minutes coverage¶
- Agenda sources registered: 1
- Documents registered: 0 (fetched: 0)
- Date range covered: no agenda document on file carries a parseable date yet
Agenda sources¶
| source_id | platform | base_url | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| east_haddam_custom | custom | https://www.easthaddam.org/pdf-browser/board-agendas-minutes/ | confirmed |
Research log¶
| logged_at | field_name | new_value | source | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 12:57:47.926270 | agenda_platform_found | easthaddam.org is hosted on "EvoGov" (Municipal Content Management System, per its own footer) -- a platform not seen elsewhere in this project, distinct from CivicPlus/CivicClerk/Granicus. Agendas/minutes linked via /pdf-browser/board-agendas-minutes/. | WebFetch of easthaddam.org, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 12:57:47.926270 | channel_found | east_haddam_ct (Town of East Haddam, @townofeasthaddam1685) -- confirmed via yt-dlp ytsearch10 (WebSearch budget exhausted this session) then direct probe. | yt-dlp ytsearch10:"\"East Haddam\" Connecticut board of selectmen meeting" + --skip-download probe, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 12:57:47.926270 | name_disambiguation | East Haddam is NOT the same town as Haddam (Haddam-Killingworth Regional School District 17) -- confirmed while researching Deep River's shared VSCTV channel this batch, which carries real Haddam government content but zero East Haddam government content. | Cross-reference during Deep River/VSCTV research, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 12:57:47.926270 | patterns_validated_from_real_titles | Combined /videos+/streams crawl (1631 usable titles across ~30 distinct bodies) -- 1631/1631 matched at least one body (100%) after fixing two recurring typos ("Revitilization", "Concervation Commision"). | yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl + Python pattern validation, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 12:57:47.926270 | streams_tab_mandatory_confirmed | /videos has only 227 usable titles; /streams has 1404 -- the overwhelming majority of the real archive. A /videos-only crawl would have missed ~86% of real content. | yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl of youtube.com/channel/UCLZq-CmatoKY6FW829c6mBA/videos and /streams, 2026-08-27 | claude |
Gaps and caveats¶
Videos with no captions available (22 shown, max 25)¶
| title | upload_date |
|---|---|
| Redevelopment Agency - 7.9.2026 | 2026-07-09 |
| Conservation Commission - 7.7.2026 | 2026-07-07 |
| Moodus Firehouse Building Committee - 5.27.2026 | 2026-05-27 |
| Moodus Firehouse Building Committee - 5.26.2026 | 2026-05-26 |
| Planning & Zoning Commission - 5.26.2026 | 2026-05-26 |
| Recreation Commission - 12.15.2025 | 2025-12-15 |
| Recreation Commission - 6.16.2025 | 2025-06-16 |
| Town Meeting - 5.13.2025 | 2025-05-13 |
| Board of Finance Budget Workshop Part 1 - 3.22.2025 | 2025-03-22 |
| Conservation Commission - 3.17.2025 | 2025-03-17 |
| Zoning Board of Appeals - 3.4.2025 | 2025-03-04 |
| Redevelopment Agency - 12.12.2024 | 2024-12-12 |
| Board of Selectman 11.20.2024 | 2024-11-20 |
| Board of Selectman 10.22.2024 | 2024-10-22 |
| Broadband Implementation Committee - 9.22.2023 | 2023-09-22 |
| Budget Town Meeting - 8.29.2023 | 2023-08-29 |
| Board of Selectman 8.16.2023 | 2023-08-16 |
| Board of Finance - 8.16.2023 | 2023-08-16 |
| Budget Public Hearing - 8.16.2023 | 2023-08-16 |
| Redevelopment Agency - 12.8.2022 | 2022-12-08 |
| Inland Wetlands - 8.16.2022 | 2022-08-16 |
| East Haddam Village Revitalization Committee - 07.29.2020 | 2020-07-29 |
Tabs never crawled¶
(none)
Get the full transcripts¶
Download East Haddam's meeting transcripts (.zip)
Every finding in this report is a keyword match against exactly these files. Download them to check a quote in its full context, or to search for something this report's keyword list does not cover.
What's inside: one plain-text .txt file per meeting, named <date>_<video-id>_<meeting-title>.txt, plus a MANIFEST.txt giving the date range and how much of the town's video archive is transcribed.
How to use it
unzip east-haddam-meeting-transcripts.zip -d east-haddam
cd east-haddam
# every meeting that mentions a term, with the surrounding line
grep -rin "license plate" .
# just the meeting dates, from the filenames
grep -ril "flock" . | sort
The filename's leading date is the meeting date, so a hit tells you which meeting to watch. Find that meeting in the Timeline below for a direct, timestamped link to that moment in the video.
These are machine-generated captions, not certified minutes. Expect mis-heard names and technical terms, and quote the video rather than the transcript when accuracy matters.
Generated 2026-09-27T15:15:48 from East Haddam's meeting transcripts and agenda documents. Home addresses spoken during public comment are redacted; see the archive MANIFEST for what that means.
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