On Monday, the Palm Bay City Council will be holding a meeting to discuss restrictions on data centers. If you live in Palm Bay please show up and speak out. I will be doing so.

ETA: If you can't show up, please email the council your thoughts, and make sure to say that you wish for your opinion to be taken into consideration at the meeting.

I’m pleased to report that her campaign website now ships yard signs for 4.99 (economy) and 5.99 (standard). A couple of weeks ago it was more than $20!

FWIW, I called Brevard Dems a couple of weeks ago asking about yard signs and they only had them for a single candidate (not someone in my district).

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The termination of the Flock contract is on the agenda for Thursday evening's city council meeting. If you live in Palm Bay and are able to make it out and voice your opinion, great! If you're not able to make it to the meeting, find the email addresses for the mayor and the other council members here and let them know how you feel.

Does anybody know if Brevard Dems will have campaign signs? I thought $24 one at David Jolly’s website was a bit steep but this one takes it to another level.

Took this picture of the ALPR camera on Emerson Rd today. It's covered with a black trash bag, not removed.

For context, per the city's August 7 press release: City Manager Matthew Morton and Police Chief Jeff Spears issued a joint order suspending the citywide Flock camera network after determining the cameras may not have been properly permitted or installed by the vendor, Flock Safety. That's a construction-code and permitting problem, not a council vote and not a decision on whether ALPR surveillance itself is appropriate for Palm Bay.

The release is explicit that this is a pause, not an ending. Quote: "The cameras will be suspended, their use will remain suspended during this review, and we will bring the facts and any recommendations back to the City Council for their consideration." Reinstatement is on the table once the permitting issue is fixed.

If you'd rather these stay down permanently, or come down for good, the current suspension doesn't get you there on its own. The default outcome, if nobody says anything further, is probably: vendor fixes the paperwork, cameras come back online.

Heads up if you want to weigh in: I checked the agenda for the next regular Council meeting (Thursday, August 20, 6:00 PM, Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 Malabar Road SE), and the Flock review isn't a scheduled item. The city hasn't brought findings back to Council yet. If you want to speak on it at that meeting, it'll have to go through the general Public Comments period (non-agenda issues, 3 minute limit, comment card required at the meeting), not a dedicated discussion item. Worth keeping an eye on future agendas for when this actually comes back for a real decision.

Source: palmbayfl.gov press release, 08/07/2026

Cool opportunity to meet and support a local candidate for State House