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A White Lake resident opposed gun lockers in schools, skeptical of the 'free' drone contract, and urged the clerk not to comply with voter-suppression executive orders.

A Royal Oak pastor, part of a coalition serving unhoused neighbors, said budgets are moral documents and urged the county to spend $2.5 million on housing rather than surveillance — while thanking the county for its partnership after a man froze to death.

A resident said the county shouldn't cooperate with federal surveillance and urged spending on health care and democracy rather than Flock.

A Waterford resident detailed privacy, data-sharing, bias, and misuse concerns with Flock, noting Peter Thiel investment and law-enforcement misuse cases.

Speaking for Oakland University Student Congress (for Marcus Johnson), he read a unanimous student resolution opposing Flock contracts in the county and surrounding cities.

Opposed an AI-powered surveillance state, citing Flock's Palantir partnership, data breaches, and misuse cases.

Cited multiple cities that canceled Flock contracts over mass surveillance and data sharing with federal agencies.

A Clarkston mother said she no longer feels safe, worried about data collection involving her toddler, and told commissioners voters will remember their vote.

A Ferndale resident recounted Flock's contract breaches with Ferndale — data shared with immigration enforcement, changed terms — and sharply criticized commissioners' conduct.

Another Ferndale resident said Ferndale canceled its Flock contract after data access by federal agencies, and called the county's move an invitation to mass surveillance.

A Ferndale librarian invoked Orwell and noted Ferndale residents successfully fought Flock and Axon contracts, only to face cameras in the air at the county level.

An Oxford resident said the $2.5 million could instead feed 2,200 kids at Title I schools for a year, and criticized handing public trust to private tech companies.

A Ferndale pastor said Flock changed terms without notice in her city and asked the county to fund legal aid and food programs for vulnerable neighbors instead.

A Berkeley resident thanked the chair for his email answers but pressed three questions about financial relationships between officials, the sheriff, and Flock, and asked for reconsideration.

A Birmingham resident commended the board for staying late, then urged members to be 'wise' and reconsider the vote with public input first next time.

Returned in public comment, saying he left 'livid,' noting surveillance concentrates in communities of color and criticizing Pontiac's own representative for leading the effort.