Residents press Wausau to formally end Flock contract by Sunday as budget drops camera payment

By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU — Residents on Tuesday urged Wausau leaders to formally end the city’s Flock camera contract by Sunday, as alders adopted a 2027 budget that leaves out the $50,000 payment. “Covering the cameras stops their use, but only written notice ends the contract and the remaining payments of up to $100,000,” Courtney Olsen told the Wausau City Council. Olsen thanked alders for their Oct. 27 vote to stop using Flock data and cover the cameras, and said public works crews covered them Monday. She asked the city to send Flock written notice under Section 11.16 of the contract by Nov. 15. She said the section lets the city leave for non-appropriation “without penalty or other cost.” Olsen told the Finance Committee earlier Tuesday that the next invoice is expected around Dec. 15, and that sending notice by Sunday would let 30 days run before then.

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