Education Articles
A Few ‘Loud’ Voices
Concerns about Flock license plate reading cameras’ targeting capabilities and data use are mounting.
Flock uses license-plate–reading cameras and AI at intersections in Excelsior, Greenwood and Shorewood to collect data on every passing vehicle. This includes your vehicle, or your teen’s vehicle.
Three Things to Start 2026
– Ride in a Snow Plow!
– January is Planting Time
– Superior, Our Inland Sea
Three Things
Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.
• Keeping Flock on the Radar
• 14 Lake Area Mayors Consider a Lobbyist
• Talking Turkey
Broadband Service: A Tangle of Options
The long-awaited broadband has come to town.
In its wake is a tangle of questions, confusing options and contracts, who has what service, at what cost, when and for how long.
Flock Surveillance Cameras: What You Should Know
Most South Lake residents don’t know that the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department uses automated license-plate-reader across all four Joint Powers Agreement cities: Shorewood, Excelsior, Greenwood, and Tonka Bay.
Learn more about the uses, questions and concerns surrounding this technology.
Art & Advocacy Builds Freeman Park Community
If you’ve spent time in Freeman Park, chances are you’ve noticed — and perhaps paused to admire — the beautifully crafted bench that blends art and function.
The bench was designed, built, and donated by Barry Brown, a dedicated advocate for Freeman Park.
3 Things For This Week
Here are three new, quick and informative articles for readers this week.
