The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 to approve the purchase of 31 additional Flock license plate cameras and gunshot detection technology for the Wichita Police Department. In 2022, the WPD began using Flock Raven gunshot detection devices in places considered hotspots for gun crime. Based on a hotspot analysis of crime in Wichita, the department wants to add two square miles of coverage in District 6. The city has been testing gunshot detection for Flock in two square miles in District 1 and District 3. The cost to the City is just over $337,000.
Also, the council voted 7-0 to approve hiring Operational Technical Services (OTS) to temporarily run the new Wichita Water Works Facility. Mayor Lily Wu told KSN News that the City has struggled to find workers since the old facility still has to run. “The City of Wichita is still continuing to hire people for the new water treatment plant. They’ve been doing this over the last several months and have not been very successful in getting more people in,” Wu said. The City will still recruit workers. The one-year contract will cost nearly $1.3 million.
Source: KSN-TV
