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  • What will Flock cost SLP residents?

    To the Editor: On April 6, the City Council voted to keep St. Louis Park’s Flock license plate cameras running, with new limits: quarterly audits, denied immigration-purpose requests, and a promise of independent, non-police review. Ward 2 Councilmember Jim Engelking called the privacy answers “reassuring.” I appreciate that our council members made strides in starting…

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  • Local Law Enforcement Should Never Provide Assistance to ICE

    To the Editor: Since Operation Metro Surge began, Minnesotans have regularly seen local law enforcement use their resources to provide security for federal agents against their own peaceful residents. The Hennepin County Sheriff ’s Office has functioned as an extension of the federal government at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, continuously relieving U.S. Immigration…

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  • St. Louis Park City Council Recap June 1, 2026

    Minnetonka Boulevard Reconstruction Design Approved This week, the city council returned to the Minnetonka boulevard construction project, with the goals of both reviewing questions raised by residents and the council at the last session, and deciding whether or not to approve with Option B. The new design has two shared-use trails on either side of…

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