Surveillance-tech report: North Stonington¶
Mentions current to 27 September 2026
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At a glance: North Stonington¶
58 mentions of surveillance technology in 19 North Stonington meetings, 2023–2026
Still incomplete: 186 known meetings are not yet transcribed, so an absence here is not proof a topic never came up.
This report collects every mention of surveillance technology found in North Stonington'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.
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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
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Mentions by topic: first seen / most recent¶
| Topic | Mentions | Meetings | First seen | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPR / Flock | 51 | 15 | 2025-02-04 | 2026-03-30 |
| Drones | 7 | 4 | 2023-02-01 | 2026-02-04 |
Timeline¶
19 meetings surfaced a finding (19 dated, spanning 2023-02-01 to 2026-03-30; 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 2026-03-30.
Earlier meetings (19)
2026-03-30 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Second line B26.15. Uh there's been a lot of talk about the flock cameras. I think um it most of it has not been as positive as I had hoped since we had um Trooper McCarthy come...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...that the state and I'll talk to Jay about this the state can can get their act together on these flock cameras and why don't they why don't they just endorse them and and have the state...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> No, I mean I think that I Oh, sorry. Um, just one thing. I did tell Bob I am pretty passionate about the flock cameras. >> I am as well. So, I really want to make...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> I am as well. So, I really want to make sure that we can um you know, we made promises this year, right? So, the flock cameras are not going to happen. I'm really going to be pushing for those...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...presentation, it would have come out in the paper that one of the towns was putting a hold on their flock cameras. Like that didn't help, >> you know, why is this town doing this,...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...arrest. Can you punch that in there and whenever you know whenever that license plate crosses a flock camera, can you That was the idea. And I think that was the idea that Jason was getting across...
2026-03-23 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting March 23, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...same page and where that >> So, and then we were talking the the flock cameras would would likely be off just for this at least this year. Again, I think we...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...um and I won't get into the details but there are other states accessing Connecticut flock data um currently and that just doesn't sit well with me personally. So until that's resolved and...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...presented uh Senate Bill number four, an act concerning consumer privacy as it relates to flock data cameras. That that to me is where I am on on the data piece of it. So it's it's beyond the cost. The...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...for bags would ever happen would ever work in the town of Northstone. >> If you were going to put a flock camera, it would be one to go up the attic for [laughter] stickers....
2026-03-18 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting March 18, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...and still includes placeholder line items that weren't used last year, along with new spending on flock cameras, additional fire staffing, and continued road work....
2026-03-17 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting March 17, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> And then when the board of finance comes back to us, we can talk about everything from flock cameras to some of the other cuts and so on and so on and so on. >> So, flocks are still in...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> they're just ideas. >> I don't know how I feel. I know that I heard the discussion on the flock cameras and I know the controversy um and maybe it's just in light of some...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...um I don't know. I I'm leaning more last year I I was kind of a little bit indifferent to the flock cameras, I think, given um some of the things in town. Um...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...I think she made the motion and I second and then we went back to another discussion. We're talking about flock cameras. I don't know if we really >> I think we did, but we can do it again....
2026-03-09 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...of the state that was taking them to court over that. Okay, the flock cameras and let's see this side got 12,000 on there and I didn't know if...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...presentation, right? How does how does everyone feel about the flock cameras? It's 7,300 in this budget. >> Flock cameras....alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...the flock cameras? It's 7,300 in this budget. >> Flock cameras. >> Yeah. When the triple McCarthy came and >> I still don't understand why state of...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> I still don't understand why state of Connecticut doesn't >> The only question I had for the flock cameras was state of Connecticut has for DOT has cameras at most of the...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Yes. >> Just to for everybody else's feelings of with the flock back to the flock cameras instead of two, can we start off with one and see how that tracks and have him...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...question. I'm not a fan >> of >> the flock cameras. I I I know Jason's I know he's passionate about it. I heard the description. There's a lot of things...
2026-03-03 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting March 3, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Go ahead. >> I mean I know it's not the fire the flock traffic cameras. >> Yep. >> We're I understand that we we heard the...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Yeah. >> Okay. And so at this point, you okay with leaving flock on there for now? >> I was okay. I just I hadn't got my packet till today. I mean, I was a...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Thank you. >> Uh it says flock out is only done with land acquisition fund. Land ac Oh, land acquisition fund. So we did not fund the...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...we if we're really up against it and we have to eliminate more things from our budget. So So Flock is still in as of today and and during the capital land acquisition fund is part of the capital....
2026-02-18 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Monto. So here I'm here tonight to uh speak about Flock cameras and I wanted to thank Bob for letting me come here and just to uh shed some light on some of...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...is back in maybe uh early spring. Uh Bob and I had gone to um a meeting put on by Flock and [snorts] Flock is just I'm sorry just to make sure this the mic is going to be at you and if you're going...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Um, so back in uh early spring of last year, Bob and I went to a uh meeting that was put on by Flock in uh the town of Rocky Hill. And you're asking what Flock is. Flock is a if you...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...that was put on by Flock in uh the town of Rocky Hill. And you're asking what Flock is. Flock is a if you go into certain towns you might notice attached to certain poles...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...go into certain towns you might notice attached to certain poles there um it's an automated license plate reader which collects data um motor vehicle data license plates date and...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...people are concerned about. Estimated cost. I had spoke to a representative from Flock yesterday. her name is uh Christine uh Donnu and I I told her that I was going to give a uh a...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...questions, please let me know. If there's any questions now, I you please ask. Um, I spoke to uh Flock and she said that uh the representative said if there's anything that she could do,...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...repair if damaged, who's whose fix is that? Is that on the town or on the flock themselves? >> Okay. So, I had asked that question and I said, "What happens?" Because if you...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...description. our dispatcher, our state police dispatcher will enter that information into the flock database and they can go and they can search those within those parameters to see did that...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...around. Um, and I know if you have any questions, again, Kristen Donahghue from Flock is more than willing to help out with any of that information. >> I have a couple um just follow-up...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Um [snorts] when the officer was up here talking about the the flock and it sounds like he wants to put him over by 95 184...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Awesome. How you doing? Mike Ogden Carol at Lake Road. Uh couple comments I want to make. one is relative to the flock cameras. The numbers the trooper was throwing out just didn't make sense. I...
2026-02-04 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting February 4, 2026 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...They're a much bigger scale. They're having a whole gala. They're having a drone show. They're I I don't think they're having a fireworks display, but their their events are much much larger....
2026-01-20 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting January 20, 2026 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...coming uh the rec recreation commission uh the resident troopers asked if he can come and talk about flock cameras again this year because he's adamant that it's something that we should have and he...
2025-10-15 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting October 15, 2025 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...job. Um we did as part of the process in the last six months we opened walls we did drone inspections. Um, so we we did our best alongside the design team to get inside the areas you can't see with...
2025-04-02 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting April 2, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...$600. I'm going to skip the second one because I want to get to that last third one. Flock cameras. We had push back from some residents about the flat cameras and AI and privacy issues and so...
2025-04-01 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting April 1, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...to remove 600 from it. Yeah. So B501 Sue will be $600 reduction and then the flock cameras I do wrestle with. So I under stand people's concerns but I also see the the public benefit to...
2025-03-18 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting March 18, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...did did have a comment last night and it had me think one of the lines in our budget is about flock cameras I was not aware and I confirmed this today that an individual could buy a flock camera...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...budget is about flock cameras I was not aware and I confirmed this today that an individual could buy a flock camera mount it and then it actually becomes it's like AI they can someone can use it...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...someone they don't like spouse whatever but they can once they have it they they get into the entire flock system and the town isn't doesn't have the ability we can do it through the state...
2025-03-17 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting March 17, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...b2615 uh proposed General government or or school budget I think it's under like Public Safety the cameras flock cameras um my question would be to anyone on the board does anyone know...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...troopers for the state of Connecticut and they invited any CEOs that wanted to go to it to go to it so I went and flock is actually a uh a private company that handles cameras all throughout the...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...want to do it and they were the only ones if we could contractually say with flock only the State Police in our town will have access to that data and we're not going to allow firstperson user...
2025-03-05 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance Meeting March 5, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...me Bob what's b2615 there you go traffic cameras so those A Flock cameras so those cameras they're not not for Speed they're not for red light running what...
2025-02-18 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting February 18, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...from the troopers office the other day so we went from 385 405 down to 293 634 right so what the flock cameras how do we decrease from 73 no you increased from six because I after we said there...
2025-02-04 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting February 4, 2025 (topics: alpr)
alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...won't what can you um the traffic cameras okay we I'm sorry sorry uh b2615 flock what is it flock traffic so we spoke quickly about these at one meeting I think I mentioned it to you I...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...had been to a seminar these are these cameras are the this company called flock puts them up they put them in all the towns they're not for speeding they're not for...alpr_flockWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...again all right we can talk about it more if you want I can have some from flock come in and talk to us too but it's it's up to you I mean it's not something I'm I definitely gonna as I...
2024-06-18 -- Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Meeting June 18, 2024 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...messing yeah so this is can you pull that up that's a great picture that drone picture of the field is great make sure Zoom can see it as well yeah what what platform are they who I I know I...
2023-02-01 -- Board of Finance
Board of Finance meeting February 1, 2023 (topics: drone)
droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...who was next Bill Rooker why ask it uh Road Chief do we have a drone heat-seeking drone we have five lakes in town...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...Bill Rooker why ask it uh Road Chief do we have a drone heat-seeking drone we have five lakes in town um Lake of Isles Long Lake Billings blue...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...victim and when one Department showed up with a heat-seeking drone I believe the person was found within five minutes or thereabouts...droneWatch on YouTube ▸ > ...okay I'm sorry I had misinformation from the state trooper that said it was each heat-seeking drone but uh the fact remains uh do you have sufficient equipment to find a drowning...
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...>> I am as well. So, I really want to make sure that we can um you know, we made promises this year, right? So, the flock cameras are not going to happen. I'm really going to be pushing for those... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...Second line B26.15. Uh there's been a lot of talk about the flock cameras. I think um it most of it has not been as positive as I had hoped since we had um Trooper McCarthy come... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...presentation, it would have come out in the paper that one of the towns was putting a hold on their flock cameras. Like that didn't help, >> you know, why is this town doing this,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...arrest. Can you punch that in there and whenever you know whenever that license plate crosses a flock camera, can you That was the idea. And I think that was the idea that Jason was getting across... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...that the state and I'll talk to Jay about this the state can can get their act together on these flock cameras and why don't they why don't they just endorse them and and have the state... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Special Meeting March 30, 2026
...>> No, I mean I think that I Oh, sorry. Um, just one thing. I did tell Bob I am pretty passionate about the flock cameras. >> I am as well. So, I really want to make... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-23] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 23, 2026
...same page and where that >> So, and then we were talking the the flock cameras would would likely be off just for this at least this year. Again, I think we... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-23] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 23, 2026
...presented uh Senate Bill number four, an act concerning consumer privacy as it relates to flock data cameras. That that to me is where I am on on the data piece of it. So it's it's beyond the cost. The... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-23] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 23, 2026
...for bags would ever happen would ever work in the town of Northstone. >> If you were going to put a flock camera, it would be one to go up the attic for [laughter] stickers.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-23] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 23, 2026
...um and I won't get into the details but there are other states accessing Connecticut flock data um currently and that just doesn't sit well with me personally. So until that's resolved and... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 18, 2026
...and still includes placeholder line items that weren't used last year, along with new spending on flock cameras, additional fire staffing, and continued road work.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-17] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 17, 2026
...um I don't know. I I'm leaning more last year I I was kind of a little bit indifferent to the flock cameras, I think, given um some of the things in town. Um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-17] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 17, 2026
...I think she made the motion and I second and then we went back to another discussion. We're talking about flock cameras. I don't know if we really >> I think we did, but we can do it again.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-17] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 17, 2026
...>> And then when the board of finance comes back to us, we can talk about everything from flock cameras to some of the other cuts and so on and so on and so on. >> So, flocks are still in... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-17] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 17, 2026
...>> they're just ideas. >> I don't know how I feel. I know that I heard the discussion on the flock cameras and I know the controversy um and maybe it's just in light of some... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...>> Yes. >> Just to for everybody else's feelings of with the flock back to the flock cameras instead of two, can we start off with one and see how that tracks and have him... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...the flock cameras? It's 7,300 in this budget. >> Flock cameras. >> Yeah. When the triple McCarthy came and >> I still don't understand why state of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...presentation, right? How does how does everyone feel about the flock cameras? It's 7,300 in this budget. >> Flock cameras.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...>> I still don't understand why state of Connecticut doesn't >> The only question I had for the flock cameras was state of Connecticut has for DOT has cameras at most of the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...of the state that was taking them to court over that. Okay, the flock cameras and let's see this side got 12,000 on there and I didn't know if... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 9, 2026
...question. I'm not a fan >> of >> the flock cameras. I I I know Jason's I know he's passionate about it. I heard the description. There's a lot of things... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-03] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 3, 2026
...>> Yeah. >> Okay. And so at this point, you okay with leaving flock on there for now? >> I was okay. I just I hadn't got my packet till today. I mean, I was a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-03] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 3, 2026
...>> Thank you. >> Uh it says flock out is only done with land acquisition fund. Land ac Oh, land acquisition fund. So we did not fund the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-03] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 3, 2026
...Go ahead. >> I mean I know it's not the fire the flock traffic cameras. >> Yep. >> We're I understand that we we heard the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-03] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 3, 2026
...we if we're really up against it and we have to eliminate more things from our budget. So So Flock is still in as of today and and during the capital land acquisition fund is part of the capital.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...questions, please let me know. If there's any questions now, I you please ask. Um, I spoke to uh Flock and she said that uh the representative said if there's anything that she could do,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...people are concerned about. Estimated cost. I had spoke to a representative from Flock yesterday. her name is uh Christine uh Donnu and I I told her that I was going to give a uh a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...go into certain towns you might notice attached to certain poles there um it's an automated license plate reader which collects data um motor vehicle data license plates date and... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...repair if damaged, who's whose fix is that? Is that on the town or on the flock themselves? >> Okay. So, I had asked that question and I said, "What happens?" Because if you... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...Um, so back in uh early spring of last year, Bob and I went to a uh meeting that was put on by Flock in uh the town of Rocky Hill. And you're asking what Flock is. Flock is a if you... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...Monto. So here I'm here tonight to uh speak about Flock cameras and I wanted to thank Bob for letting me come here and just to uh shed some light on some of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...>> Um [snorts] when the officer was up here talking about the the flock and it sounds like he wants to put him over by 95 184... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...description. our dispatcher, our state police dispatcher will enter that information into the flock database and they can go and they can search those within those parameters to see did that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...>> Awesome. How you doing? Mike Ogden Carol at Lake Road. Uh couple comments I want to make. one is relative to the flock cameras. The numbers the trooper was throwing out just didn't make sense. I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...is back in maybe uh early spring. Uh Bob and I had gone to um a meeting put on by Flock and [snorts] Flock is just I'm sorry just to make sure this the mic is going to be at you and if you're going... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...that was put on by Flock in uh the town of Rocky Hill. And you're asking what Flock is. Flock is a if you go into certain towns you might notice attached to certain poles... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 18, 2026
...around. Um, and I know if you have any questions, again, Kristen Donahghue from Flock is more than willing to help out with any of that information. >> I have a couple um just follow-up... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-01-20] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting January 20, 2026
...coming uh the rec recreation commission uh the resident troopers asked if he can come and talk about flock cameras again this year because he's adamant that it's something that we should have and he... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-04-02] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting April 2, 2025
...$600. I'm going to skip the second one because I want to get to that last third one. Flock cameras. We had push back from some residents about the flat cameras and AI and privacy issues and so... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-04-01] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting April 1, 2025
...to remove 600 from it. Yeah. So B501 Sue will be $600 reduction and then the flock cameras I do wrestle with. So I under stand people's concerns but I also see the the public benefit to... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 18, 2025
...budget is about flock cameras I was not aware and I confirmed this today that an individual could buy a flock camera mount it and then it actually becomes it's like AI they can someone can use it... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 18, 2025
...someone they don't like spouse whatever but they can once they have it they they get into the entire flock system and the town isn't doesn't have the ability we can do it through the state... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting March 18, 2025
...did did have a comment last night and it had me think one of the lines in our budget is about flock cameras I was not aware and I confirmed this today that an individual could buy a flock camera... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-17] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 17, 2025
...b2615 uh proposed General government or or school budget I think it's under like Public Safety the cameras flock cameras um my question would be to anyone on the board does anyone know... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-17] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 17, 2025
...want to do it and they were the only ones if we could contractually say with flock only the State Police in our town will have access to that data and we're not going to allow firstperson user... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-17] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 17, 2025
...troopers for the state of Connecticut and they invited any CEOs that wanted to go to it to go to it so I went and flock is actually a uh a private company that handles cameras all throughout the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-03-05] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting March 5, 2025
...me Bob what's b2615 there you go traffic cameras so those A Flock cameras so those cameras they're not not for Speed they're not for red light running what... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting February 18, 2025
...from the troopers office the other day so we went from 385 405 down to 293 634 right so what the flock cameras how do we decrease from 73 no you increased from six because I after we said there... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-04] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting February 4, 2025
...won't what can you um the traffic cameras okay we I'm sorry sorry uh b2615 flock what is it flock traffic so we spoke quickly about these at one meeting I think I mentioned it to you I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-04] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting February 4, 2025
...again all right we can talk about it more if you want I can have some from flock come in and talk to us too but it's it's up to you I mean it's not something I'm I definitely gonna as I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2025-02-04] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting February 4, 2025
...had been to a seminar these are these cameras are the this company called flock puts them up they put them in all the towns they're not for speeding they're not for... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
biometrics_other¶
(no findings)
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(no findings)
cad¶
(no findings)
cell_site_sim¶
(no findings)
data_broker¶
(no findings)
doorbell_partnership¶
(no findings)
drone¶
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[2026-02-04] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting February 4, 2026
...They're a much bigger scale. They're having a whole gala. They're having a drone show. They're I I don't think they're having a fireworks display, but their their events are much much larger.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2025-10-15] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Meeting October 15, 2025
...job. Um we did as part of the process in the last six months we opened walls we did drone inspections. Um, so we we did our best alongside the design team to get inside the areas you can't see with... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2024-06-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Meeting June 18, 2024
...messing yeah so this is can you pull that up that's a great picture that drone picture of the field is great make sure Zoom can see it as well yeah what what platform are they who I I know I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-02-01] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance meeting February 1, 2023
...victim and when one Department showed up with a heat-seeking drone I believe the person was found within five minutes or thereabouts... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-02-01] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance meeting February 1, 2023
...Bill Rooker why ask it uh Road Chief do we have a drone heat-seeking drone we have five lakes in town um Lake of Isles Long Lake Billings blue... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-02-01] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance meeting February 1, 2023
...who was next Bill Rooker why ask it uh Road Chief do we have a drone heat-seeking drone we have five lakes in town... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
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[2023-02-01] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance meeting February 1, 2023
...okay I'm sorry I had misinformation from the state trooper that said it was each heat-seeking drone but uh the fact remains uh do you have sufficient equipment to find a drowning... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)
facial_recognition¶
(no findings)
gunshot_detection¶
(no findings)
mobile_forensics¶
(no findings)
osint_social_monitor¶
(no findings)
predictive_policing¶
(no findings)
purchasing_broker¶
(no findings)
rtcc¶
(no findings)
surveillance_general¶
(no findings)
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¶
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[2026-02-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Minutes - 2026-02-18 (minutes)
...e are in attendance along with the Board of Finance.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Public Comments*
- Correspondence: None
- Budget Presentations a. Trooper Jason McCarthy / Flock Camera Presentation: Presentation given by Resident Trooper Jason McCarthy and Lieutenant Dawn Pagan of Troop E Montville; discussion followed. b. N.S. V... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Minutes - 2026-02-18 (minutes)
...Public Comments- none
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Correspondence- email from Pat Lewis
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Budget Presentations-
a. Resident State Trooper
• Trooper McCarthy and Lieutenant Pagano presented a proposal for installing Flock cameras in
North Stonington, explaining their use for public safety, including tracking stolen vehicles and
missing persons. They emphasized that the cameras do not collect perso...
View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Minutes - 2026-02-18 (minutes)
...e are in attendance along with the Board of Finance.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Public Comments*
- Correspondence: None
- Budget Presentations a. Trooper Jason McCarthy / Flock Camera Presentation: Presentation given by Resident Trooper Jason McCarthy and Lieutenant Dawn Pagan of Troop E Montville; discussion followed. b. N.S. V... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-02-18] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Agenda - 2026-02-18 (agenda)
... Meeting ID: 826 0876 0496
Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comments 4. Correspondence 5. Budget Presentations a. Trooper Jason McCarthy / Flock Camera Presentation b. N.S. Volunteer Fire Company c. Land Use Department d. Economic Development Commission e. Wheeler Library 6. Wheeler Library... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
- [2026-02-18] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Agenda - 2026-02-18 (agenda)
... Meeting ID: 826 0876 0496
Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comments 4. Correspondence 5. Budget Presentations a. Trooper Jason McCarthy / Flock Camera Presentation b. N.S. Volunteer Fire Company c. Land Use Department d. Economic Development Commission e. Wheeler Library 6. Wheeler Library... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
- [2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Minutes - 2026-03-09 (minutes)
...d list and assess the impact of potential legislative changes. 6. Review BOS General Government Draft Budget
• The discussion focused on budget discussions, particularly regarding the Flock cameras proposal and fire dept per diem increase request. Town expressed concerns about the $7,300 cost for the cameras, questioning whether existing state DOT cameras could be use... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-30] Board of Selectmen -- Board of Selectmen Minutes - 2026-03-30 (minutes)
...r Farm Contracts: $106,669.00 • A5.08 Sale of Vehicles: $ 30,000.00 Expenses: • B26.14 NSVFC Per Diem Staffing: decrease from $272,563.00 to $151,424.00. • B26.15 Flock-Traffic Cameras: decrease from $7,300.00 to $0. • B27.00 LoCIP Current: Pausing 1 year $75,078.00, not being used. • B27.02 Town Road Maintenance: decrease by $50,000.00 with ... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
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[2026-03-09] Board of Finance -- Board of Finance Minutes - 2026-03-09 (minutes)
...and list and assess the impact of potential legislative changes.
- Review BOS General Government Draft Budget • The discussion focused on budget discussions, particularly regarding the Flock cameras proposal and fire dept per diem increase request. Town expressed concerns about the $7,300 cost for the cameras, questioning whether existing state DOT cameras could be use... View document ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)
biometrics_other¶
(no mentions)
body_camera¶
(no mentions)
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(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: 10
- Videos registered: 451 (fetched: 265, no captions: 13)
- Date range covered: 2020-01-13 to 2026-09-15 — based on the 450 of 451 videos that carry a parseable upload date; the other 1 are undated, so the real corpus may extend beyond this range in either direction
Channels¶
| display_name | channel_id | handle |
|---|---|---|
| NOSTO Public Meeting Channel (North Stonington) | nosto_public_meetings | @nostopublicmeetingchannel458 |
Tab crawl history¶
| channel_id | tab | last_crawled_at | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| nosto_public_meetings | streams | 2026-09-27 14:37:26.126463 | 443 |
| nosto_public_meetings | videos | 2026-09-27 14:37:19.571180 | 68 |
Registered meeting bodies¶
| body_name | category | active | video_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Finance | budget_finance | True | 137 |
| Tax Relief Committee | budget_finance | True | 4 |
| Board of Selectmen | council | True | 174 |
| Board of Education | education | True | 75 |
| Economic Development Commission | other | True | 2 |
| Planning and Zoning Commission | other | True | 13 |
| Public Hearing | other | True | 5 |
| Sustainability Committee | other | True | 18 |
| Town Meeting | other | True | 19 |
| Traffic Commission | other | True | 4 |
Agenda/minutes coverage¶
- Agenda sources registered: 1
- Documents registered: 238 (fetched: 214)
- Date range covered: 2026-01-05 to 2026-09-28
Agenda sources¶
| source_id | platform | base_url | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| north_stonington_agendacenter | agendacenter | https://www.northstoningtonct.gov/agendacenter | confirmed |
Research log¶
| logged_at | field_name | new_value | source | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 15:11:37.424329 | agenda_platform_confirmed | CivicPlus AgendaCenter confirmed at northstoningtonct.gov/agendacenter (CivicPlus branding in page source; www.northstoningtonct.gov also CNAMEs to guardian.civicplus.io). Fetchable by the agenda fetcher. Categories include Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses, Conservation Commission, ZBA, EDC, Affordable Housing Committee, Capital Committee, Hewitt Farm Committee, Juvenile Review Board, Sustainability Committee, Tax Relief Committee and WPCA. Ordinances are separately on Municode. | curl of northstoningtonct.gov/agendacenter + dig CNAME chain, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:37.424329 | both_tabs_checked | /videos 67 titles, /streams 439 titles (506 combined) -- 87% of the real corpus is on /streams. The town's own website links the /streams tab, not /videos. Another concrete case of the mandatory both-tabs rule. | yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl of both tabs, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:37.424329 | channel_found | "NOSTO Public Meeting Channel" (UCLkW3pPjg9_c_qfwrPF_0eA, @nostopublicmeetingchannel458) linked directly from northstoningtonct.gov's own homepage -- and the town links the /streams tab specifically -- then confirmed via yt-dlp probe. | curl of northstoningtonct.gov + yt-dlp channel probe + --flat-playlist crawl of both tabs, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:37.424329 | collision_check_stonington | COLLISION RISK CHECKED: Stonington CT is already onboarded on its own channel (stonington_ct). Full CT-town-name scan of North Stonington's 506-title corpus: 22 titles contain "Stonington" and ALL 22 are "North Stonington" -- zero Stonington-the-town government content (the one "North Stonington & Stonington Joint Message" title is a COVID-era joint public-health video, not a meeting). No shared channel exists between the two towns, so match_body() cannot cross-apply patterns in either direction and no anchoring is required; patterns left unanchored because essentially every real meeting title is bare. | Python CT-town-name scan of the full combined corpus + town_channels query of the live DB, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:15:19.126134 | dry_run_sanity_check | nosto_public_meetings: /videos 67 listed / 51 matched, /streams 439 listed / 396 matched. Combined 447/506 (88.3%). | the transcript fetcher --tabs videos,streams --mode filtered --dry-run against the live DB after seeding, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:15:19.126134 | patterns_validated_from_real_titles | 447/506 combined-tab titles matched (88.3%) across 10 registered bodies. Unmatched is COVID-era public-information video, First Selectman weekly updates, school ribbon-cuttings and a PURA small-cell webinar -- correct non-matches. | Python pattern validation against the full combined corpus, 2026-08-27 | claude |
| 2026-08-27 15:11:37.424329 | title_vocabulary_from_crawl | Unfiltered crawl surfaced two things the AgendaCenter category list alone would have missed: the Board of Education appears far more often as "BOE"/"North Stonington BOE" than spelled out, and there is a real recurring "Traffic Commission Subcommittee" meeting series that has NO AgendaCenter category at all. | Unfiltered yt-dlp crawl of both tabs + Python frequency analysis, 2026-08-27 | claude |
Gaps and caveats¶
Videos with no captions available (13 shown, max 25)¶
| title | upload_date |
|---|---|
| Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting May 14, 2026 | 2026-05-14 |
| Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting April 9, 2026 | 2026-04-09 |
| BOE Meeting 3/25/2026 | 2026-03-25 |
| Board of Finance Special Meeting | 2024-03-27 |
| Board of Finance Special Meeting | 2024-03-27 |
| Board of Finance 3.13.24 | 2024-03-13 |
| Board of Selectmen February 20, 2024 | 2024-02-20 |
| Board of Selectmen December 12, 2023 | 2023-12-12 |
| Board of Finance October 18, 2023 | 2023-10-18 |
| August 9, 2023 - Regular BOE | 2023-08-09 |
| Board of Selectmen January 10, 2023 | 2023-01-10 |
| Board of Selectmen meeting December 13, 2022 | 2022-12-13 |
| BOE | 2020-08-13 |
Tabs never crawled¶
(none)
Get the full transcripts¶
Download North Stonington'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-stonington-meeting-transcripts.zip -d north-stonington
cd north-stonington
# 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 2026-09-27T15:40:24 from North Stonington'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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