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Chesterfield Residents, Civil Liberties Groups Question Flock Safety Contract

VPM News · VPM News Staff · April 1, 2026

Chesterfield County's $2.3 billion proposed budget includes $60,000 for the 141-camera Flock network plus $260,000 for three intelligence officers interpreting the data — numbers surfaced by resident Ian Richards-Karamarkovich, who has launched a petition to end the county's $225,000-a-year contract.

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