Canceled
Who approved this?
No approval document for this contract has been found yet. The records request guide shows which office holds it.
Grafton Police Chief Neil A. Minardi announced the deactivation of the town's 12 Flock Safety cameras. The Boston Globe reported it on August 22, 2026 and Boston.com reported it on August 23, 2026. Minardi said the step came amid growing concerns about the use of this technology in the community. He also pointed to vandalism and theft involving the devices. Both reports place this Grafton among the Massachusetts communities ending Flock contracts, which separates it from Grafton, Wisconsin, which has its own page. Neither report states the contract amount, the contract term, the funding source, the retention period or any audit condition, and neither records a Select Board vote.
Grafton ended its Flock contract
Contract ended a date pending records.
The money
- Cameras: 12
What happens next
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Sources
- The Boston Globe: two more Massachusetts towns drop Flock cameras (August 22, 2026) bostonglobe.com
- Boston.com: 2 more Massachusetts towns join the list ending use of Flock (August 23, 2026) boston.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Grafton Police Department runs the cameras.
The contract covers 12 cameras.
The contract ended as canceled.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. Every Massachusetts record is listed on the Massachusetts hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Grafton, MA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ma-grafton/.
Related
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- Salem, MA Expired
- Cambridge, MA Canceled
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- Camera locations near Grafton: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock