2026-04-06 19:58 UTC
We're hoping that if we can get enough Somerville residents to write to the Finance Committee and ask for a deferral that we can get them to wait until after the Legislative Matters meeting to decide whether to accept the grant.
Ben Wheeler (https://www.somervillema.gov/content/councilor-ben-wheeler) is Chair of the Finance Committee (https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/city-council#committees-commissions).
Suggested email language to follow.
#SomervilleMA
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@athorn@better.boston 2026-04-06 20:02
Here's suggested email language to the Somerville Finance Committee, asking them to defer their decision on accepting federal money for police body cameras. Feel free to customize and make your own: https://cryptpad.fr/doc/#/2/doc/view/mBlTfGi7K2kraupXw4xsJXohfStmoRJ5ayGX6K6N2NQ/ #SomervilleMA #MAPol #privacy #surveillance