(The Center Square) – Milwaukee County is looking to take Flock cameras out of its county parks.

A county board committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to remove the cameras from parks and replace them with regular security cameras.

Supervisor Justin Bielinski wrote the resolution and celebrated its passage.

“With great power comes great responsibility. Big tech has proven themselves time and again to be ill-suited to this responsibility. It is critical that we as elected officials ensure whatever technology is being used in our name respects civil liberties – for everyone,” Bielinski said in a statement. “I can’t wait to finally get the Flock out of Milwaukee County Parks!”

Milwaukee County is among the growing list of Wisconsin communities that are either moving away from the Flock cameras or pulling them all together.

Milwaukee County announced earlier this month that it is changing the rules for its Flock cameras. The sheriff’s office announced a plan to shorten the window for Flock data and limit who can access the information.

But the sheriff’s office is not ready to take all cameras out of county parks.

Chief Deputy Brian Barkow told county supervisors Tuesday that cameras, including Flock cameras, have helped cut serious crimes in parks by 43% since 2023.

Barkow said he wants to see Milwaukee County continue to keep an eye on parks with some kind of cameras, though Bielinski isn't so sure.

"The intent is short term: get them out of parks, and long term figure out how much surveillance we actually want to have," Bielinski told reporters earlier this week.

The debate over Flock cameras has also become an issue in the race for governor.

Milwaukee County Executive, and Democrat candidate for governor, David Crowley announced a plan Sept. 1 to limit how Milwaukee County uses the cameras. Republican candidate Tom Tiffany has also suggested new rules for the cameras. He's said that if elected he would "pause" Flock use across the state.

Milwaukee County's full county board is expected to vote to remove the Flock cameras from its parks on Thursday.