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Who approved this?
No approval document for this contract has been found yet. The records request guide shows which office holds it.
The Hendersonville Lightning reported on August 18, 2026 that the Henderson County Sheriff's Office has 13 Flock cameras deployed across the county and that Sheriff Lowell Griffin defended the program after a citizen petition. Carolina Public Press reports the same office doubled down on its support. Neither report gives a contract amount, an approval date, a term length or a funding line.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 13
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
- Hendersonville Lightning: Henderson County sheriff defends Flock camera use and gives the county camera count (August 18, 2026) hendersonvillelightning.com
- Carolina Public Press: western North Carolina counties reviewing, amending or ending Flock Safety contracts (September 17, 2026) carolinapublicpress.org
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Operating agency: Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
The contract covers 13 cameras.
The contract is active.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. The North Carolina hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Henderson County, NC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/nc-henderson-county/.
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- Camera locations near Henderson County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock