Matthews Debates 25 AI Surveillance Cameras Downtown

Matthews Debates 25 AI Surveillance Cameras Downtown

Matthews’ plan to blanket its downtown with new AI-enabled surveillance cameras hit a speed bump on July 1, after residents and business owners clashed over whether the technology would protect the town or pry too much into their lives. At a special meeting, town commissioners pressed pause on a proposal to add 25 cameras to the existing system, saying the more than $130,000 price tag and unanswered questions about how the system would work were…

Matthews leaders reject camera proposal for now

MATTHEWS – The Matthews Board of Commissioners has voted against a proposal to add 25 video cameras to downtown but that decision may not be permanent.