Active
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
West Springfield police operate 5 Flock cameras, according to Government Technology, which put the town's annual cost within a 5,500 to 29,500 dollar band shared with several other surveyed Massachusetts departments. The Shoestring reported on August 17, 2026 that West Springfield was one of 10 western Massachusetts departments that used Flock technology during 2026, alongside Springfield, Holyoke, Hadley, Ludlow, South Hadley, Greenfield, Agawam, Monson and Montgomery. Government Technology noted that Massachusetts has no statewide rule setting retention periods or data sharing limits, leaving each department to write its own. Neither source gives a contract total, a term length, a start date or an expiration date for West Springfield. Neither source names a Town Council vote or any other body that approved the purchase. No retention period specific to West Springfield has been published.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 5
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- The Shoestring: Automated license plate readers flock to western Massachusetts (August 17, 2026) theshoestring.org
- Government Technology: If you drive in Massachusetts, it is probably on camera govtech.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. West Springfield Police Department runs the cameras.
The network counts 5 cameras. It was paid for via Not stated. Government Technology placed West Springfield's annual cost inside a 5,500 to 29,500 dollar range covering the departments it surveyed, without naming the account that pays it..
The contract is active.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. The Massachusetts hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "West Springfield, MA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 7, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ma-west-springfield/.
Related
Read on
- Salem, MA Expired
- Cambridge, MA Canceled
- Grafton, MA Canceled
- Camera locations near West Springfield: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock