The Sedona City Council has paused a program that uses automated cameras to collect the license plate numbers and vehicle data from cars in the city.
The decision came after a strong public backlash.
Sedona installed 11 cameras owned and operated by Flock Safety two months ago.
But during a special session last week, some council members said they were concerned over data privacy, and whether information would be used by federal law enforcement agencies.
More northern Arizona news
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National Park Service officials expect to restore a reliable water supply in the Grand Canyon in weeks — not months — as the deadly flash flood didn’t damage most of a near-complete pipeline project, they said Tuesday. -
The park remains open despite some trail and campground closures, but park staff are issuing conservation efforts after Transcanyon water pipeline was damaged. -
A professor at Northern Arizona University teamed up with Navajo communities to test water quality in remote wells. The map is meant to help tribal members still struggling with the effects of past uranium mining. -
Grand Canyon National Park staff and partner agencies continue to assess damage from last week’s deadly flash flood. The park is now expanding its temporary closures. -
The Arizona Department of Transportation has opened a new tunnel as part of a project to construct a free-flowing interchange that will reduce delays on the main route between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
