Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers
Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 adopts a new borough code chapter, MSB 23.30, whose title states that it prohibits the acquisition, installation and operation of automated license plate reader systems and associated mass surveillance technology. Assemblymember Bernier moved to introduce it on September 1st and to set the public hearing. A motion to adopt carried on September 15th. The borough's legislative record contradicts itself on who moved adoption, its action text naming one member and its structured mover field another, so this record does not name that mover. It is a prohibition rather than a set of conditions, which makes it the opposite instrument to the surveillance rules the neighbouring Anchorage Assembly is weighing. The borough's legislative record carries no vote tally for either motion, only that each one passed.
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The Assembly adopted the ordinance on September 15th, so there is no comment room left on this measure. The borough code it creates, MSB 23.30, is the public record of what was decided, and an Assembly member is the route to any change to it.
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2026-09-15 Added from the borough's own public hearing notice, which prints the full title. The notice sets the hearing for Tuesday September 15th at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers at 350 East Dahlia Avenue in Palmer, and lists OR 26-106 alongside OR 26-102 through OR 26-105. The notice does not name a sponsor and does not carry the ordinance text, so nothing is recorded here about what the prohibition would cover beyond the words of the title. The outcome of the hearing is not yet published.
2026-09-23 Checked against the borough's own legislative record today. Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 passed on September 15th, the same day as its public hearing. The record also shows the introduction on September 1st, moved by Assemblymember Bernier, who set the hearing date at the same time. It CONTRADICTS ITSELF on who moved adoption, its action text naming one member and its structured mover field another, so no mover is named here for that motion. No vote tally is published in the record, so none is printed here.
2026-10-25 Checked the borough's legislative record again today. Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 still shows as passed on September 15th, with no later action. Checked and unchanged.
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What is Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 adopts a new borough code chapter, MSB 23.30, whose title states that it prohibits the acquisition, installation and operation of automated license plate reader...
Who decides Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly
Can I comment on Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
The Assembly adopted the ordinance on September 15th, so there is no comment room left on this measure. The borough code it creates, MSB 23.30, is the public record of what was decided, and an Assembly member is the route to any change to it.
Where is Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
Palmer
Has Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers been decided?
It is decided. Checked against the borough's own legislative record today. Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 passed on September 15th, the same day as its public hearing. The record also...
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What changed on Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
Checked against the borough's own legislative record today. Ordinance Serial No. 26-106 passed on September 15th, the same day as its public hearing. The record also...
What kind of decision is Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers?
A legislation, decided by Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly.
When did Mat-Su bans automated license plate readers start?
Tracked since September 15th, 46 days ago. The earliest date on its record is September 1st.
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