Milwaukee County leaders voted Tuesday to move away from controversial Flock license plate reader technology in county parks while still allowing more traditional security cameras.After hours of debate, the Milwaukee County Comm ittee on Parks and Culture unanimously approved an amended resolution that would remove Flock automated license plate reader, or ALPR, systems from county parks while allowing the Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office to explore replacement closed-loop surveillance cameras that do not use license plate tracking technology or facial recognition.The measure now heads to the full Milwaukee County Board.Supporters of the resolution argued searchable surveillance systems create privacy and civil liberties concerns.Why is it that we think at Milwaukee County that we know better than all these municipalities, all these law enforcement agencies from around the state from all different political stripes? Supervisor Justin Bielinski said during Tuesdays meeting.The Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office pushed back, arguing the technology helps solve violent crimes, shootings, sexual assaults and stolen vehicle cases in county parks.We would love to have more patrols in the over 150 parks, Chief Deputy Brian Barkow told supervisors. The simple fact is we dont have the resources to do that. This video technology allows us to be quite frankly in multiple places at one time.MCSO also outlined new safeguards, including limiting access to 47 authorized users, ending outside agency data sharing and potentially reducing data retention to 48 hours.At McKinley Park, people interviewed by TMJ4 News were divided on the issue.Sometimes, yeah, Luis, a parkgoer running with his dog, said when asked whether cameras in parks make him feel safer.Another parkgoer, Kaushing, said he worries the systems go too far.I can understand the point of safety, he said. But Flock cameras I feel like its an invasion of privacy for sure.The committee ultimately backed a compromise that removes Flock and ALPR technology from county parks while preserving the possibility of more traditional county-controlled security cameras.TMJ4 News reached out to Flock for comment following Tuesdays committee vote and was awaiting a response Tuesday evening.Editors note: An earlier version of this story said the committee rejected removing all surveillance cameras from county parks. The original resolution specifically targeted Flock and ALPR technology and did not explicitly ban all surveillance cameras. The story has been updated for clarity.Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip ...read more read less