Documented Incident
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin village board votes to end license plate reader program
First reported: September 22, 2026 · 3 sources
The Cottage Grove Village Board voted to discontinue the Wisconsin village's automated license plate reader program, according to WKOW. The available report does not detail the vote tally, the effective date, or the reasons board members gave for ending the program. It is also unclear from the report which vendor supplied the cameras or how many were deployed.
Decisions by small municipal boards to discontinue ALPR programs add to a record of local governments revisiting surveillance contracts after initial adoption, and can inform how neighboring communities weigh renewals.
Key facts
- The Cottage Grove Village Board voted to end the village's license plate reader program.
- Cottage Grove is located in Wisconsin.
- The vote count, timeline for shutting down the cameras, and stated rationale were not included in the available report.
- The camera vendor and number of devices in use were not specified.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Cottage Grove board votes to end license plate reader program (WKOW, September 22, 2026)
- Cottage Grove Village Board votes to end contract with Flock Safety (Https://www.wmtv15news.com, September 22, 2026)
- Cottage Grove Village Board votes to end contract with Flock Safety (Newsbreak, September 22, 2026)
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Updated September 22, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.