Horseshoe Bay to install license plate recognition cameras for security
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Horseshoe Bay is installing automated license plate recognition cameras at key entrances and exits to help law enforcement track vehicles and improve city security.
The cameras are designed to assist in criminal investigations and increase the likelihood of identifying suspect vehicles. Officials emphasized they will not track speed or use facial recognition. The Police Department will have access to the data for 30 days before it is automatically deleted.
City Council approved the multiple-use agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in their Tuesday, March 17, meeting, allowing the cameras to be installed in TXDOT right-of-ways. Funding for installation and ongoing operations was included in the city’s budget, and officials expect the cameras to be operational within 30-60 days.
Planned locations include the east and west sides of the city and at Summit Rock Boulevard.
“The cameras have been a useful tool for the protection of over 6,000 communities. For Horseshoe Bay, this will be an important tool to ensure safety of our citizens in the ability to deter and track criminals through the timed recognition surveillance of vehicular entry and exit of our city’s roadways,” City Manager Jeff Koska told the DailyTrib.
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What company are they hiring to do this!