Franklin Township, NJ: the Flock camera meetings
What happened with the Flock cameras in Franklin Township, NJ?
At the Franklin Township (Somerset County) council meeting of August 11, 2026, Bongholeo spoke against the township’s expansion of Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader cameras; his comment was cut short when the mayor demanded his personal details before he could continue. NJ.com and New Jersey 101.5 both covered the meeting. He returned on September 22, 2026 to follow up on the Flock contract and to ask the council to stop requiring a name and address before residents can speak.
Every Franklin Township, NJ meeting on record
2 meetings, newest first. Dates are meeting dates, not video upload dates.
- . Back in Franklin to follow up on the Flock camera contract and to ask the council to stop requiring a name and address before residents can speak — delivered as a music video. Watch the meeting tape
- . Public comment against the township’s Flock Safety automated licence-plate-reader expansion, cut short when the mayor demanded personal details before he could continue. NJ.com and New Jersey 101.5 both covered the meeting and named him. Watch the meeting tape
News coverage
- NJ 101.5: Franklin Township Flock camera pushback: what’s happening ()
- NJ.COM: Franklin Township residents confront officials over Flock camera surveillance ()
Who is Bongholeo?
Bongholeo is the civic-satire persona of New Jersey activist Mike Vintzileos. Dressed as a giant purple bong, he delivers deadpan public comment at New Jersey town-council meetings to spotlight local government accountability and the public’s right to be heard. He also publishes the full meeting footage on his YouTube channel, Social Justice Waterpipe (@Bongholeo420).
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