10/08/2026
If anyone is interested in watching Jennifer Federico, Milford Alderman attempt to explain her way out of blatantly ignoring her constituents while simultaneously violating your constitutional rights, feel free to like and follow her newly formed Politician page ! Hopefully she doesnât do the same thing her puppet master mayor does on the City Hall page and censor every comment she doesnât like. ďżź
Over the past few months, Milford has had a spirited debate about public safety technologies, including license plate readers, speed cameras, and security cameras. Most of the residents who spoke publicly at Board meetings opposed these technologies, and I appreciate everyone who attended meetings, spoke during public comment, sent emails, or otherwise shared their views. I've heard from residents on all sides of the issue.
I've heard people say that the Board isn't listening because we haven't simply turned off every camera. I disagree.
Listening does not mean automatically agreeing.
The concerns raised by residents led the Board to make a number of significant changes. Since August, we have:
⢠Paused red-light and speed cameras
⢠Reduced the City's ALPR network
⢠Adopted stronger privacy and data security requirements
⢠Limited ALPR data retention to seven days
⢠Created the Public Safety and Technology Review Committee (PSTRC) and directed it to review public safety technologies, vendor contracts, costs, alternative technologies, and potential permanent ALPR regulations, and provide recommendations to the Board
⢠Expanded the Committee's review to include drone technology
⢠Paused the Flock Condor cameras pending further review
These are not the actions of a Board ignoring public concerns. They are the actions of a Board working to balance public safety, privacy, transparency, and accountability.
Public participation is an important part of the process. Our responsibility as elected officials is to listen, gather facts, consider multiple perspectives, and make the best decisions we can for the community as a whole.
I understand that not everyone agrees with these decisions, and I respect that. Reasonable people can disagree.
But disagreement doesn't mean that those of us who reached a different conclusion have hidden agendas or ulterior motives, disregard privacy concerns, don't understand the technology, or have failed to listen carefully to the views being expressed.
Public safety, privacy, and transparency all matter. The challenge is finding the right balance between them.
Seeking compromise and finding that balance is exactly what good government is supposed to look like.
Finally, I'd like to address the question of motivation.
Milford aldermen are unpaid volunteers. I do not receive compensation, kickbacks, or personal benefits for my votes, and allegations to the contrary are completely false.
I serve because I care about this community and want to make thoughtful decisions on behalf of Milford residents. Nothing more and nothing less. I'm not doing this for money, career advancement, or personal gain.
I supported each of these actions because I believed they were the right steps to take based on the information available at the time. You're free to disagree with my decisions or advocate for a different outcome. That's part of the democratic process. At the same time, I want residents to know that I made those decisions thoughtfully, in good faith, and with the sincere belief that they served our community's best interests.
I will continue to listen, ask questions, consider all sides of an issue, and do my best to make decisions that I believe serve the residents of Milford.
- Jennifer Federico, Alderman
