Canceled
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
Easthampton police bought 2 automated license plate readers with $17,350 in civil asset forfeiture money tied to a large cannabis seizure. The Shoestring published that figure on May 17, 2025 and again on August 17, 2026, and reported one camera sits on Route 141 watching traffic between Holyoke and Easthampton. Annual software cost ran about $6,000. Open Easthampton reported on July 3, 2026 that the City Council eliminated funding for Flock products and services on June 10, 2026, and that the contract still had several months left to run at that point. The same report found the department shared data more widely than city officials understood. Chief Chad Alexander, appointed in May 2025, later turned off out of state data sharing. No source gives the original approval date, the contract start date, or an exact end date.
Easthampton ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Contract amount: $17,350
- Cameras: 2
- Contract amount per camera: $8,675
- Funding source: Asset forfeiture
What happens next
This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.
Sources
- The Shoestring: police and the district attorney made millions from a cannabis bust, including the $17,350 spent on 2 readers (May 17, 2025) theshoestring.org
- Open Easthampton: the city shared more data with Flock than officials realized, and the council cut Flock funding on June 10, 2026 (July 3, 2026) openeasthampton.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Easthampton City Council approved it; the sources give no date. Operating agency: Easthampton Police Department.
The contract amount is $17,350. The agency reports 2 cameras. That comes to about $8,675 per camera. The money: Civil asset forfeiture funds tied to a large cannabis seizure.
The contract ended as canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. See the rest of Massachusetts on the Massachusetts hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Easthampton, MA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ma-easthampton/.
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- Camera locations near Easthampton: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock