Surveillance-tech report: North Haven¶
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: North Haven¶
86 mentions of surveillance technology in 22 North Haven meetings, 2020–2026
Still incomplete: 1,236 known meetings are not yet transcribed, so an absence here is not proof a topic never came up.
Meetings in progress: we are in the process of adding North Haven's public meetings. North Haven's meetings are not on YouTube, so each recording has to be downloaded and transcribed from its audio, which takes a little longer than towns whose meetings are captioned on YouTube. More meetings will appear here as they are transcribed.
This report collects every mention of surveillance technology found in North Haven'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 | 10 | 3 | 2023-07-25 | 2026-02-25 |
| Body cameras | 9 | 2 | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 |
| Drones | 56 | 7 | 2021-02-17 | 2026-05-14 |
| Facial recognition | 2 | 2 | 2020-02-03 | 2025-09-29 |
| Predictive policing | 3 | 3 | 2020-08-03 | 2023-04-03 |
| Real-time crime centres | 1 | 1 | 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-22 |
| General surveillance | 5 | 4 | 2021-01-16 | 2026-01-10 |
Timeline¶
22 meetings surfaced a finding (22 dated, spanning 2020-02-03 to 2026-05-14; 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 2026-05-14.
Earlier meetings (22)
2026-05-14 -- Board of Education
Board of Education 05/14/2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...our CTE coordinator. And the grant will enhance eighth grade technical education by integrating hands-on drone technology into the curriculum. So, we're very thankful for the Ed Foundation and Amy...
2026-05-14 -- Board of Education
Board of Education 05/14/2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...our uh CTE coordinator, and the grant will enhance eighth-grade technical education by integrating hands-on drone technology into the curriculum. So, we're very thankful for the Ed...
2026-05-04 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Hickson, applicant and PC Postal 9 LLC owner relative to 409 Washington Avenue, map 90, lot 60, drone delivery, IL 80 zoning district. Good evening, commissioners. My name is...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Laura did provide some questions ahead of this presentation regarding operations of drone delivery, FAA approvals, and more. I was hoping if possible we go through a brief...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...correct. We are here to discuss the land use component. However, we are required to seek FAA approval to conduct drone operations. And so the goal is to harmonize the land use and the federal...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> [clears throat] >> You're on. Okay. Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery business. We've been delivering via drone since 2022. We started in Texas...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery business. We've been delivering via drone since 2022. We started in Texas with the goal of delivering to customers safely in 60 minutes or less using a...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...development in Illinois, Missouri, and other locations in Texas. A little bit about the drone. This is again manufactured by Amazon in Washington state. Prime Air is a part...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Washington state. Prime Air is a part 135 air carriage certificate. So commercial drone operators, of which there are several, have to maintain FAA certification to...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...there are several, have to maintain FAA certification to conduct drone delivery operations. This is our Mark 30 drone that we would employ at this site. It's been...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...have to maintain FAA certification to conduct drone delivery operations. This is our Mark 30 drone that we would employ at this site. It's been operational since the end of 2024. It's...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...navigates from our fulfillment center to the customer on a predefined flight path autonomously. However, we do have drone monitors who are based locally at the site who possess their FAA part 107...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...monitors who are based locally at the site who possess their FAA part 107 certification for drone maintenance and operations. So they are on site at they would be on site monitoring every flight...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...operations. So they are on site at they would be on site monitoring every flight that goes in and out. The drone does possess detect and avoid technology. So it can identify and conduct a evasive...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...more enhanced weather than that, we will not offer drone delivery. So we are really based much like the airlines are on how the weather's going...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...they're running around the backyard and run through the delivery point about 18 ft wide, the drone can sense that and then would abort the delivery, return to the station, notify the customer. The...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...then would abort the delivery, return to the station, notify the customer. The drone has no onboard surveillance system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...drone has no onboard surveillance system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department drone. So it can't scan license plates, looking through windows, track an...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department drone. So it can't scan license plates, looking through windows, track an object. It's strictly for the navigation...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...object. It's strictly for the navigation and delivery of a package. The drone can carry a 5-lb package up to 7 1/2 miles from the fulfillment center through approved airspace. So not every...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...customer will be eligible based on other airspace conflicts or no fly zones. And the drone itself is about 5 ft by 5 ft and weighs 83 lb when loaded with a lithium ion battery and a customer...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...just be one. And then at that point, that's where the drone will commence its delivery to. They receive notifications to clear that delivery...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...our sound impact both at what's called the Prime Air drone delivery center. We call it the paddock, which is kind of the the topic of conversation here....droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...shown here, we measured in the backyard if you were standing and the drone is conducting a delivery in front of you, we topped it at about 68 decibels. If you were in the...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...The item that we're speaking about tonight is the paddock, the Prime Air drone delivery center, which is a fenced-in about 20,000 square foot...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...building and then take the product out to the paddock where it then be loaded onto a drone with a new battery and then take off and go commence the delivery out to the customer and back. So again,...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...changing. We are just adding a drone delivery component to further complement that customer fulfillment distribution use there....droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...of our Mark 3 drones, ask questions about what it is, what it isn't. People often know of what a recreational drone is, but not a commercial drone. So we create the those opportunities. This was...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...about what it is, what it isn't. People often know of what a recreational drone is, but not a commercial drone. So we create the those opportunities. This was us in Waco, Texas at the convention...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...sites plan plan specifically but just based on the nature of the project want to give a little bit more depth to drone delivery itself and happy to answer any questions....droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...it for items they want. But in that building about 67% of the items that are in inventory would be eligible for drone delivery. Can it be canceled after you push the...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...you go through the transaction process you're getting ample notification that you are selecting drone delivery. So it's not as if you're oops I picked Tuesday instead of Wednesday. No this is...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...we're going to heckle you so to speak that you will be receiving your delivery via drone. Approximately how many drones do you plan on flying out of North Haven?...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...up from there. Okay. And the operation itself of the drone are these just computer programmed someone at a...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...they're controlling with their hands. So commissioner there is a a drone monitor who has their part 107 certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...commissioner there is a a drone monitor who has their part 107 certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather radar, flight radar and the drone's...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather radar, flight radar and the drone's telemetry data. They do not have a joystick or anything to intervene. They...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...can conduct two commands and two commands only. They can request that the drone conduct a U-turn and come back. So if for example inclement weather is coming in and a drone has gone out they...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...drone conduct a U-turn and come back. So if for example inclement weather is coming in and a drone has gone out they can have it turn around. This comes up in Arizona a lot with dust devils. We...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...landing or what's called an SCL. That's a controlled manner where we command the drone to put itself on the ground as quickly and safely as possible. So the drone would stop from moving at a...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...drone to put itself on the ground as quickly and safely as possible. So the drone would stop from moving at a horizontal flight transition into vertical using its perception system...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...not a crash. It's called a safe contingent landing because it's a controlled way we put the drone down. We would then go and retrieve it. May I have your attention please. The...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...department or fire department called and said we have an emergency we have to put our drone up to track this fire or response event we would install no fly zone in a matter of seconds over that...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...area. So customers in that area impacted by a first responder event would not be eligible for drone delivery until we were otherwise notified by the police department fire department sheriff's...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...sensory feedback. So for example in Arizona we did have a hot air balloon that our drone picked up from 1,000 ft away. It was not pinging on ADSB radar but our drone was able to pick it up...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...that our drone picked up from 1,000 ft away. It was not pinging on ADSB radar but our drone was able to pick it up from 1,000 ft away and conduct an evasive maneuver....droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Our our 20 lots are pretty small. Well and if if a customer let's say if that neighbor does not want drone delivery much like you can in Google Maps they can opt out and also have...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...so that you know if somebody says I don't want this drone coming in with a camera over my property they could do that and have that...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...of our residents could opt out. And it is publicly mentioned on our website in our drone delivery frequently asked questions and privacy policy where you can go through that process as well....droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Sure. So the first would be noise. The Mark 27 was our first drone which was had a louder sound profile. We innovated...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...the best places to deliver and how can we ensure safe delivery. And so that's making sure that the drone does have ample space to get in. So we look at things like...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...and out of sight or Yeah, so >> have some concerns about that. So the drone is going to take off and ascend within a matter of seconds to a floor of...
2026-03-18 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance 03/18/2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...or televisions, to buy life-saving equipment for everyone in this room. Okay? drone hard save machine draws a life off-road vehicles. So I know what it's like and I know that our equipment...
2026-02-25 -- Police Commission
Police Commission 02/25/2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...camera data with any other agencies and what you're probably uh referencing is a lot of controversy with Flock and with license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...lot of controversy with Flock and with license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we don't have Flock and we don't share with any out of state partners as far as um...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we don't have Flock and we don't share with any out of state partners as far as um our license plate readers go we only...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> So, and just if you just speak to the uh to the viewing audience, what what what is Flock? That's >> so Flock is a specific uh company. So, they do surveillance cameras, they do...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...to the viewing audience, what what what is Flock? That's >> so Flock is a specific uh company. So, they do surveillance cameras, they do license plate readers. Uh there's...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...license plate readers. Uh there's there's a few companies out there. There's Recor and Flock. Those are like the big ones. Um we don't use Flock at the PD. Um, and that's where I think a...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...there's a few companies out there. There's Recor and Flock. Those are like the big ones. Um we don't use Flock at the PD. Um, and that's where I think a lot of the controversy was was with that...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...changed that after a certain time. I really don't want to speak because we don't have flock. Uh, but what I can tell you is for anyone who's asking you, we only share with people within...
2026-02-18 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 02/18/2026 (topics: body_camera)
body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...line as well. Uh nearing toward the end for the operating lines here, our body worn camera line. So this is a significant jump 74,000 to 92,000...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...if we have any new personnel or spares. Yeah. So, that covers the taser and the body cam with data. >> That is all I was going to touch upon as far as our operating lines go. Um, are...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug tests or polygraphs or psychological exams. So...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Also with our new cars, um we're transitioning over to a new uh dash cam system. All our body cam and dash cam is evidence. So, kind of provides a more um streamline evidence capture approach...
2026-02-18 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance 02/18/2026 (topics: body_camera)
body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...line as well. Uh nearing toward the end for the operating lines here, our body worn camera line. So this is a significant jump. 74,000 to 92,000...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...and for if we have any new personnel or spares. Yeah. >> So, that covers the taser and the body cam with data. >> That is all I was going to touch upon as...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...in their contract. And then approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body cam program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body cam program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug tests or polygraphs or psychological...body_cameraWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Also, with our new cars, um, we're transitioning over to a new uh, dash cam system. All our body cam and dash cam is evidence. So, kind of provides a more um, streamline evidence capture approach...
2026-01-10 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 01/10/2026 (topics: surveillance_general)
surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...fencing, and there is no bonafideed way to enter and exit. And there's also uh no CCTV coverage, camera coverage at all. So, we do have we've seen evidence in the past of loitering, um you know,...
2025-09-29 -- Town Meeting
Annual Town Meeting 09/29/2025 (topics: facial_recognition)
facial_recognitionWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...front end of the vehicle. We're not looking to capture people's images and get into the world of facial recognition and who's the actual driver. That's why it's the back of the vehicle only and...
2024-02-01 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen 02/01/2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...South Carolina uh there in South Carolina that were killed in the line of duty um in Jordan based on that drone attack and we do have a lot of town members who um...
2024-01-13 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Budget Workshop 01/13/2024 (topics: surveillance_general)
surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...it okay why don't we move on to the next uh we've done this in the past in terms of uh CCTV and security and so forth every year for four years we put $20,000 aside to put cameras in each of...surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...know Access Control in all of our stations uh we're looking to do the same thing now with the training center CCTV would still be installed as a deterrence but we need to work on some fencing that...
2023-11-28 -- Fire Commission
Fire Commission 11/28/2023 (topics: surveillance_general)
surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...because at the present time there's there's no perimeter fencing there's no uh CCTV cameras up and we're beginning to put some assets back there uh and and we've we've struggled with some criminal...
2023-09-26 -- Police Commission
Police Commission 09/26/2023 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...38 infractions 41 warnings six Vehicles were towed and we conducted radar as well as License Plate Reader uh enforcement looking for unregistered uninsured Vehicles we spent time on...
2023-07-25 -- Police Commission
Police Commission 07/25/2023 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...warnings so it's six vehicles and we conducted radar enforcement as well as License Plate Reader enforcement Washington Avenue the Route 22 connector montegois...
2023-04-03 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
North Haven Planning & Zoning 4/03/23 (topics: predictive_policing)
predictive_policingWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...manufacturing too you know you you mentioned Massimo and you say there's a Foundry down there that makes manhole covers you know the retail market for the manual covers is is pretty limited...
2023-02-27 -- Town Meeting
North Haven Special Town Meeting 02/27/2023 (topics: predictive_policing)
predictive_policingWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...the town does hereby approve the construction of England Bandstand on the North Haven Foundry at 19. well that should not be there yes 19 Church Street right 19 Church Street...
2022-03-22 -- Police Commission
Police Commissioners 03-22-2022 (topics: rtcc)
fusion_centerWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...town we communicate between them and our partners at the fusion center through ctek as far as any alerts that that are broadcast as far as any attacks...
2021-09-13 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning & Zoning 9-13-2021 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...you know how can you you know look at amazon and building with a drone for god's sakes yeah well they could fly right over and...
2021-02-17 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting & Budget Workshop - 02/17/2021 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...but it depends our deployment strategy has changed some control um uas are smaller and less traveled some patrol officers travel more opposed to run radar...
2021-01-16 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Budget Workshop - 01/16/2021 (topics: surveillance_general)
surveillance_generalWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...at this point three of the four stations have funding in place to allow for cctv monitoring and access control we've integrated that with...
2020-08-03 -- Planning & Zoning Commission
Planning & Zoning - 08/03/2020 (topics: predictive_policing)
predictive_policingWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...this uh uh owner then there's snow shelf all along here there's the curb cut to campbell foundry and then there's area here there's um some...
2020-02-03 -- Town Meeting
Special Town Meeting - 02/03/2020 (topics: facial_recognition)
facial_recognitionWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...would probably be a lot more effective than anything you can do with taping up your doors or facial recognition or RFID or anything that we're going to be expected to do in the 21st century but I...
Findings by topic¶
ai_data_fusion¶
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alpr¶
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...>> So, and just if you just speak to the uh to the viewing audience, what what what is Flock? That's >> so Flock is a specific uh company. So, they do surveillance cameras, they do... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...changed that after a certain time. I really don't want to speak because we don't have flock. Uh, but what I can tell you is for anyone who's asking you, we only share with people within... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...camera data with any other agencies and what you're probably uh referencing is a lot of controversy with Flock and with license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...there's a few companies out there. There's Recor and Flock. Those are like the big ones. Um we don't use Flock at the PD. Um, and that's where I think a lot of the controversy was was with that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...license plate readers. Uh there's there's a few companies out there. There's Recor and Flock. Those are like the big ones. Um we don't use Flock at the PD. Um, and that's where I think a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...lot of controversy with Flock and with license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we don't have Flock and we don't share with any out of state partners as far as um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...to the viewing audience, what what what is Flock? That's >> so Flock is a specific uh company. So, they do surveillance cameras, they do license plate readers. Uh there's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 02/25/2026
...license plate readers and we don't have Flock we have license plate readers we don't have Flock and we don't share with any out of state partners as far as um our license plate readers go we only... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2023-09-26] Police Commission -- Police Commission 09/26/2023
...38 infractions 41 warnings six Vehicles were towed and we conducted radar as well as License Plate Reader uh enforcement looking for unregistered uninsured Vehicles we spent time on... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2023-07-25] Police Commission -- Police Commission 07/25/2023
...warnings so it's six vehicles and we conducted radar enforcement as well as License Plate Reader enforcement Washington Avenue the Route 22 connector montegois... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
biometrics_other¶
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body_camera¶
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 02/18/2026
...Also, with our new cars, um, we're transitioning over to a new uh, dash cam system. All our body cam and dash cam is evidence. So, kind of provides a more um, streamline evidence capture approach... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 02/18/2026
...in their contract. And then approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body cam program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 02/18/2026
...and for if we have any new personnel or spares. Yeah. >> So, that covers the taser and the body cam with data. >> That is all I was going to touch upon as... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 02/18/2026
...if we have any new personnel or spares. Yeah. So, that covers the taser and the body cam with data. >> That is all I was going to touch upon as far as our operating lines go. Um, are... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 02/18/2026
...line as well. Uh nearing toward the end for the operating lines here, our body worn camera line. So this is a significant jump 74,000 to 92,000... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 02/18/2026
...approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body cam program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug tests or polygraphs or psychological... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 02/18/2026
...line as well. Uh nearing toward the end for the operating lines here, our body worn camera line. So this is a significant jump. 74,000 to 92,000... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 02/18/2026
...Also with our new cars, um we're transitioning over to a new uh dash cam system. All our body cam and dash cam is evidence. So, kind of provides a more um streamline evidence capture approach... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 02/18/2026
...approximately 1% are things like unfunded mandates like the body program. I can't stop the body cam program. I can't stop giving people drug tests or polygraphs or psychological exams. So... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)
cad¶
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cell_site_sim¶
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data_broker¶
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doorbell_partnership¶
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drone¶
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[2026-05-14] Board of Education -- Board of Education 05/14/2026
...our CTE coordinator. And the grant will enhance eighth grade technical education by integrating hands-on drone technology into the curriculum. So, we're very thankful for the Ed Foundation and Amy... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-14] Board of Education -- Board of Education 05/14/2026
...our uh CTE coordinator, and the grant will enhance eighth-grade technical education by integrating hands-on drone technology into the curriculum. So, we're very thankful for the Ed... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...our sound impact both at what's called the Prime Air drone delivery center. We call it the paddock, which is kind of the the topic of conversation here.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...more enhanced weather than that, we will not offer drone delivery. So we are really based much like the airlines are on how the weather's going... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...and out of sight or Yeah, so >> have some concerns about that. So the drone is going to take off and ascend within a matter of seconds to a floor of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...correct. We are here to discuss the land use component. However, we are required to seek FAA approval to conduct drone operations. And so the goal is to harmonize the land use and the federal... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...that our drone picked up from 1,000 ft away. It was not pinging on ADSB radar but our drone was able to pick it up from 1,000 ft away and conduct an evasive maneuver.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...so that you know if somebody says I don't want this drone coming in with a camera over my property they could do that and have that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...>> [clears throat] >> You're on. Okay. Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery business. We've been delivering via drone since 2022. We started in Texas... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...sensory feedback. So for example in Arizona we did have a hot air balloon that our drone picked up from 1,000 ft away. It was not pinging on ADSB radar but our drone was able to pick it up... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery business. We've been delivering via drone since 2022. We started in Texas with the goal of delivering to customers safely in 60 minutes or less using a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...of our residents could opt out. And it is publicly mentioned on our website in our drone delivery frequently asked questions and privacy policy where you can go through that process as well.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...area. So customers in that area impacted by a first responder event would not be eligible for drone delivery until we were otherwise notified by the police department fire department sheriff's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...development in Illinois, Missouri, and other locations in Texas. A little bit about the drone. This is again manufactured by Amazon in Washington state. Prime Air is a part... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Sure. So the first would be noise. The Mark 27 was our first drone which was had a louder sound profile. We innovated... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...department or fire department called and said we have an emergency we have to put our drone up to track this fire or response event we would install no fly zone in a matter of seconds over that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Washington state. Prime Air is a part 135 air carriage certificate. So commercial drone operators, of which there are several, have to maintain FAA certification to... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...there are several, have to maintain FAA certification to conduct drone delivery operations. This is our Mark 30 drone that we would employ at this site. It's been... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...not a crash. It's called a safe contingent landing because it's a controlled way we put the drone down. We would then go and retrieve it. May I have your attention please. The... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...the best places to deliver and how can we ensure safe delivery. And so that's making sure that the drone does have ample space to get in. So we look at things like... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...have to maintain FAA certification to conduct drone delivery operations. This is our Mark 30 drone that we would employ at this site. It's been operational since the end of 2024. It's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...drone to put itself on the ground as quickly and safely as possible. So the drone would stop from moving at a horizontal flight transition into vertical using its perception system... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...navigates from our fulfillment center to the customer on a predefined flight path autonomously. However, we do have drone monitors who are based locally at the site who possess their FAA part 107... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...landing or what's called an SCL. That's a controlled manner where we command the drone to put itself on the ground as quickly and safely as possible. So the drone would stop from moving at a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Hickson, applicant and PC Postal 9 LLC owner relative to 409 Washington Avenue, map 90, lot 60, drone delivery, IL 80 zoning district. Good evening, commissioners. My name is... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...drone conduct a U-turn and come back. So if for example inclement weather is coming in and a drone has gone out they can have it turn around. This comes up in Arizona a lot with dust devils. We... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...monitors who are based locally at the site who possess their FAA part 107 certification for drone maintenance and operations. So they are on site at they would be on site monitoring every flight... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...can conduct two commands and two commands only. They can request that the drone conduct a U-turn and come back. So if for example inclement weather is coming in and a drone has gone out they... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...operations. So they are on site at they would be on site monitoring every flight that goes in and out. The drone does possess detect and avoid technology. So it can identify and conduct a evasive... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather radar, flight radar and the drone's telemetry data. They do not have a joystick or anything to intervene. They... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...commissioner there is a a drone monitor who has their part 107 certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather radar, flight radar and the drone's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...they're controlling with their hands. So commissioner there is a a drone monitor who has their part 107 certification from the FA for drone operations. They are tracking weather... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...up from there. Okay. And the operation itself of the drone are these just computer programmed someone at a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...we're going to heckle you so to speak that you will be receiving your delivery via drone. Approximately how many drones do you plan on flying out of North Haven?... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...you go through the transaction process you're getting ample notification that you are selecting drone delivery. So it's not as if you're oops I picked Tuesday instead of Wednesday. No this is... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...it for items they want. But in that building about 67% of the items that are in inventory would be eligible for drone delivery. Can it be canceled after you push the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...sites plan plan specifically but just based on the nature of the project want to give a little bit more depth to drone delivery itself and happy to answer any questions.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...about what it is, what it isn't. People often know of what a recreational drone is, but not a commercial drone. So we create the those opportunities. This was us in Waco, Texas at the convention... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...of our Mark 3 drones, ask questions about what it is, what it isn't. People often know of what a recreational drone is, but not a commercial drone. So we create the those opportunities. This was... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...changing. We are just adding a drone delivery component to further complement that customer fulfillment distribution use there.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...building and then take the product out to the paddock where it then be loaded onto a drone with a new battery and then take off and go commence the delivery out to the customer and back. So again,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...The item that we're speaking about tonight is the paddock, the Prime Air drone delivery center, which is a fenced-in about 20,000 square foot... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...shown here, we measured in the backyard if you were standing and the drone is conducting a delivery in front of you, we topped it at about 68 decibels. If you were in the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Laura did provide some questions ahead of this presentation regarding operations of drone delivery, FAA approvals, and more. I was hoping if possible we go through a brief... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...just be one. And then at that point, that's where the drone will commence its delivery to. They receive notifications to clear that delivery... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...customer will be eligible based on other airspace conflicts or no fly zones. And the drone itself is about 5 ft by 5 ft and weighs 83 lb when loaded with a lithium ion battery and a customer... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...object. It's strictly for the navigation and delivery of a package. The drone can carry a 5-lb package up to 7 1/2 miles from the fulfillment center through approved airspace. So not every... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department drone. So it can't scan license plates, looking through windows, track an object. It's strictly for the navigation... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...drone has no onboard surveillance system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department drone. So it can't scan license plates, looking through windows, track an... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...then would abort the delivery, return to the station, notify the customer. The drone has no onboard surveillance system. It's not like that of a police department drone or a fire department... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...they're running around the backyard and run through the delivery point about 18 ft wide, the drone can sense that and then would abort the delivery, return to the station, notify the customer. The... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-05-04] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 05/04/2026
...Our our 20 lots are pretty small. Well and if if a customer let's say if that neighbor does not want drone delivery much like you can in Google Maps they can opt out and also have... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance 03/18/2026
...or televisions, to buy life-saving equipment for everyone in this room. Okay? drone hard save machine draws a life off-road vehicles. So I know what it's like and I know that our equipment... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-02-01] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen 02/01/2024
...South Carolina uh there in South Carolina that were killed in the line of duty um in Jordan based on that drone attack and we do have a lot of town members who um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2021-09-13] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning 9-13-2021
...you know how can you you know look at amazon and building with a drone for god's sakes yeah well they could fly right over and... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2021-02-17] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting & Budget Workshop - 02/17/2021
...but it depends our deployment strategy has changed some control um uas are smaller and less traveled some patrol officers travel more opposed to run radar... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
facial_recognition¶
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[2025-09-29] Town Meeting -- Annual Town Meeting 09/29/2025
...front end of the vehicle. We're not looking to capture people's images and get into the world of facial recognition and who's the actual driver. That's why it's the back of the vehicle only and... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: facial_recognition, unreviewed)
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[2020-02-03] Town Meeting -- Special Town Meeting - 02/03/2020
...would probably be a lot more effective than anything you can do with taping up your doors or facial recognition or RFID or anything that we're going to be expected to do in the 21st century but I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: facial_recognition, unreviewed)
gunshot_detection¶
(no findings)
mobile_forensics¶
(no findings)
osint_social_monitor¶
(no findings)
predictive_policing¶
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[2023-04-03] Planning & Zoning Commission -- North Haven Planning & Zoning 4/03/23
...manufacturing too you know you you mentioned Massimo and you say there's a Foundry down there that makes manhole covers you know the retail market for the manual covers is is pretty limited... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)
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[2023-02-27] Town Meeting -- North Haven Special Town Meeting 02/27/2023
...the town does hereby approve the construction of England Bandstand on the North Haven Foundry at 19. well that should not be there yes 19 Church Street right 19 Church Street... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)
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[2020-08-03] Planning & Zoning Commission -- Planning & Zoning - 08/03/2020
...this uh uh owner then there's snow shelf all along here there's the curb cut to campbell foundry and then there's area here there's um some... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)
purchasing_broker¶
(no findings)
rtcc¶
- [2022-03-22] Police Commission -- Police Commissioners 03-22-2022
...town we communicate between them and our partners at the fusion center through ctek as far as any alerts that that are broadcast as far as any attacks... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: fusion_center, unreviewed)
surveillance_general¶
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[2026-01-10] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance - Budget Workshop 01/10/2026
...fencing, and there is no bonafideed way to enter and exit. And there's also uh no CCTV coverage, camera coverage at all. So, we do have we've seen evidence in the past of loitering, um you know,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-13] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Budget Workshop 01/13/2024
...it okay why don't we move on to the next uh we've done this in the past in terms of uh CCTV and security and so forth every year for four years we put $20,000 aside to put cameras in each of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
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[2024-01-13] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Budget Workshop 01/13/2024
...know Access Control in all of our stations uh we're looking to do the same thing now with the training center CCTV would still be installed as a deterrence but we need to work on some fencing that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
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[2023-11-28] Fire Commission -- Fire Commission 11/28/2023
...because at the present time there's there's no perimeter fencing there's no uh CCTV cameras up and we're beginning to put some assets back there uh and and we've we've struggled with some criminal... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)
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[2021-01-16] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Budget Workshop - 01/16/2021
...at this point three of the four stations have funding in place to allow for cctv monitoring and access control we've integrated that with... 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: 2
- Active meeting bodies: 11
- Videos registered: 1721 (fetched: 485, no captions: 6)
- Date range covered: 2013-11-01 to 2026-09-23 — based on the 1490 of 1721 videos that carry a parseable upload date; the other 231 are undated, so the real corpus may extend beyond this range in either direction
Channels¶
| display_name | channel_id | handle |
|---|---|---|
| NHTV18 (North Haven community television) | nhtv18 | @NHTV18 |
| Town of North Haven (Vimeo) | north_haven_vimeo | user53141106 |
Tab crawl history¶
| channel_id | tab | last_crawled_at | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| nhtv18 | streams | 2026-09-27 14:23:40.741457 | 84 |
| nhtv18 | videos | 2026-09-27 14:23:39.139718 | 1068 |
| north_haven_vimeo | videos | 2026-09-06 12:22:31.563553 | 1074 |
Registered meeting bodies¶
| body_name | category | active | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Finance | budget_finance | True | 232 |
| Board of Selectmen | council | True | 249 |
| Board of Education | education | True | 187 |
| Economic Development Commission | other | True | 9 |
| Inland Wetlands Commission | other | True | 18 |
| Middle School Building Committee | other | True | 57 |
| Planning & Zoning Commission | other | True | 205 |
| Public Hearing | other | True | 8 |
| Town Meeting | other | True | 65 |
| Fire Commission | public_safety | True | 187 |
| Police Commission | public_safety | True | 196 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| north_haven_custom | custom | https://www.northhaven-ct.gov/government/public_meetings/index.php | unconfirmed |
Research log¶
| logged_at | field_name | new_value | source | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 15:11:36.952061 | agenda_platform | Agendas/minutes archive is a Microsoft SharePoint document library (nohaven.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/TownofNorthHaven/...), linked from the Revize-powered town website. Not AgendaCenter/CivicClerk/Granicus/PrimeGov/Municode, and SharePoint sharing links are not a stable fetchable document scheme. | r.jina.ai extraction of northhaven-ct.gov/government/public_meetings, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:36.952061 | both_tabs_checked | /videos 1056 titles, /streams 77 titles (1,133 combined). | yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl of both tabs, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:36.952061 | channel_found | "NHTV18" (UCiKeHsaHKyGMLZb8rNv1VuQ, @NHTV18) confirmed via direct yt-dlp --skip-download --print channel probe -- North Haven's community-access channel (cable 18), carrying Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Police Commission, Fire Commission and Planning & Zoning meetings. | yt-dlp channel probe + --flat-playlist crawl of both tabs (WebSearch budget exhausted, ytsearch: fallback), 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-09-06 12:21:45.163798 | channel_found | North Haven publishes 1,074 meeting videos on Vimeo (user53141106), running 2016-05-05 to 2026-09-03 -- the largest non-YouTube archive found in this project after Stamford. The same catalogue is served as a VimeoPro showcase, vimeopro.com/northhaventv/nhtv-on-demand-videos, which is what the town's own site embeds. Recorded in research_log on 2026-08-27 but deliberately not registered as a channel because a non-YouTube row then broke the nightly fetch batch; that batch gained a platform filter the same day, so the obstacle had already been removed. | yt-dlp flat listing of the Vimeo channel + the embed on northhaven-ct.gov, 2026-09-06 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:36.952061 | collision_check_haven_towns | COLLISION RISK CHECKED: New Haven and West Haven are already onboarded and East Haven/Hamden are neighbours. Full CT-town-name scan of the 1,133-title corpus: 184 "North Haven" titles; other towns appear only in single digits (Old Saybrook 11, Fairfield 9, Shelton 8, West Haven 5, Cheshire 5, Hamden 5, New Haven 3) and every one of those is a high-school sports opponent or a regional event, not another town's government meeting. NHTV18 is not a shared regional channel; patterns left unanchored since essentially every real meeting title is bare. | Python CT-town-name scan of the full combined corpus, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:15:18.656255 | dry_run_sanity_check | nhtv18: /videos 1056 listed / 587 matched, /streams 77 listed / 45 matched. Combined 632/1133 (55.8%). | the transcript fetcher --tabs videos,streams --mode filtered --dry-run against the live DB after seeding, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:15:18.656255 | patterns_validated_from_real_titles | 632/1133 combined-tab titles matched (55.8%) across 11 registered bodies, including 88 Police Commission and 85 Fire Commission titles. The comparatively low overall rate is honest: NHTV18 is a full community-television channel and roughly half its output is high-school sports, parades, senior-center programming and local talk shows, which correctly match no meeting body. | Python pattern validation against the full combined corpus, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:36.952061 | secondary_source_not_registered | The town's OWN .gov names a Vimeo archive as its official video source: northhaven-ct.gov/government/public_meetings links "Video & Livestream Archive" to vimeo.com/user53141106. NOT registered as a channels/town_channels row on purpose -- the batch fetch script selects every town_channels row with no platform filter and the transcript fetcher hard-exits on platform != youtube, so a Vimeo row fails the scheduled batch every run (as the pre-existing redding_ct_vimeo row already does). NHTV18 carries the same meetings on YouTube and is registered instead. | r.jina.ai extraction of northhaven-ct.gov/government/public_meetings + reading the batch fetch script, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-09-06 12:21:45.163798 | vimeo_downloads_require_an_account | Vimeo no longer serves anonymous downloads. As of 2026-09-06, vimeo.com/ |
Tested against two accounts and videos from 2013, 2018 and 2026, 2026-09-06 | claude |
Gaps and caveats¶
Videos with no captions available (6 shown, max 25)¶
| title | upload_date |
|---|---|
| Board of Finance Meeting 08/19/2026 | 2026-08-19 |
| Board of Finance Meeting 08/19/2026 | 2026-08-19 |
| Fire Commission 09/26/2023 | 2023-09-26 |
| North Haven Board of Finance 12/21/2022 | 2022-12-21 |
| North Haven Board of Finance 12/21/2022 | 2022-12-21 |
| North Haven Special Town Meeting 11/21/2022 | 2022-11-21 |
Tabs never crawled¶
| channel | tab |
|---|---|
| Town of North Haven (Vimeo) | streams |
Get the full transcripts¶
Download North Haven'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 north-haven-meeting-transcripts.zip -d north-haven
cd north-haven
# 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 2026-09-27T16:34:32 from North Haven'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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