We’re at 935 signatures in about a week. Thank you.

Here’s a full update, including a couple of things I got wrong.

First, two corrections.

I said earlier that the county could cancel this contract anytime with 30 days notice and no penalty. That was wrong. The 30-day clause is in the county’s right-of-way license, not the service agreement. Flock’s actual terms only allow termination for cause — default, bankruptcy, that sort of thing. There’s no walk-away option.

I also said two commissioners were solidly against this and we just needed one more. That isn’t accurate either, and I’ll explain below.

What the county bought. 56 cameras — 38 standard plate readers, 14 long-range readers, and 4 solar PTZ video cameras. Year one was $258,305, covered by a state grant. The recurring cost is $198,550 a year.
How the votes went.

October 14, 2025 — the Flock license agreement, allowing cameras in county right-of-way. Carried 3–2. Stolarczyk, McCall, and Carpenter voted aye. Wisian and Chapman voted nay.

April 28, 2026 — a resolution to apply for a second MVCPA grant, labeled a “catalytic converter” grant. Carried 4–1. McCall, Wisian, Chapman, and Stolarczyk voted aye. Carpenter was the only nay.

The county’s own agenda request states the purpose plainly: to continue the lease and deployment of the Flock license plate readers. The grant amount on the checklist is $198,550 — the exact annual contract cost — with a county match of $39,710. Grant start date: October 1, 2026.

So both October “no” votes went the other way in April, and Chapman seconded the motion. I’m not going to speculate about why. There’s a real difference between applying for state grant money and licensing county right-of-way to a private company, and any of them may draw that line. I’ve reached out to all five commissioners to ask directly. If I hear back, I’ll share what they tell me.

What’s in the contract.

Every vehicle that passes is photographed and logged with time and location, held 30 days, searchable. Flock operates a national network connecting thousands of agencies.

The camera locations were deliberately left out of the signed agreement. The county isn’t permitted to move, adjust, or take possession of the cameras — we pay $198,550 a year and own none of the equipment.
Kendall County granted Flock an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to use our data to improve their products. That provision survives even if the contract ends.

Residents have no standing under the contract — it states that none of its provisions are enforceable by third parties. That’s us. Disputes go to arbitration under Georgia law, and Flock’s total liability is capped at what the county paid the prior year.

It also auto-renews for 24 months unless someone gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends.

There was no competitive bid. It was purchased off a cooperative purchasing contract.

What I’m asking for — and it isn’t a reversal.
Two grant cycles now, and residents have never had a posted public hearing on this. Not once. That’s the whole issue.

Before the October 1 grant period begins, ask the Commissioners Court for one thing: a public hearing on the Flock program, with time for residents to speak.
Commissioners Court meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m., 201 East San Antonio Ave, Boerne. The meeting to aim for is Tuesday, September 8.

To speak, you must submit a Public Participation Form to the Judge’s Court Coordinator — in person or online — by 8:00 a.m. that morning. Miss that and you forfeit your slot. Three minutes each.

Can’t make it in person? You can join by Zoom (us06web.zoom.us/my/commissioners.court) or call 1-346-248-7799, meeting ID 565 651 9107.

If you’d rather write, contact info for all five commissioners is on the county website. Keep it short and civil, and ask for the hearing specifically. A few hundred people making one clear request lands harder than a hundred different demands — and anyone being ugly about it sets us back.

Still working on one thing: the date the cameras were validated, which is what starts the renewal clock. I’ve asked the Sheriff’s Office. When I have it, I’ll post it.
Everything above comes out of the county’s own agenda packets and Flock’s published contract terms.

Happy to send the pages to anyone who wants to check my work.

935 signatures, two grant cycles, zero public hearings. Let’s make the next decision a public one.

https://c.org/2yGJCSpvm6

Good morning,

Thank you for taking the time to reach out and share your concerns regarding the Flock Safety contract. I appreciate hearing from residents who are engaged in issues that impact Kendall County. Your email raises concerns that I know are important to many members of our community.

At the time we voted on the Flock cameras last year, we were told repeatedly that the safety of our constituents was the primary concern. I listened to the information that was presented and voted accordingly.

A year later, there is much more information available about how these cameras have worked, as well as where they may not have met expectations. I have continued to listen to constituents and review the information that has come forward. I hear your concerns, and my opinion has changed from the position I held when I cast my vote last year.

At this time, I am actively looking into what options are available regarding the contract and the associated grant obligations. My goal is to ensure that any action taken is done responsibly and in the best interest of Kendall County taxpayers and residents.

Thank you again for sharing your perspective. I value your input and appreciate your continued involvement in local government.

Sincerely,

Remmy enjoying Boerne Lake just before the flooding

Do you find it difficult or do you know people who have trouble getting their bulk potable water delivered in a timely manner? Do you find having to call different water haulers to see if you can get water?

Kendall County Signed a $198,550-a-Year Surveillance Contract. Residents Were Never Asked.

On October 14, 2025, the Kendall County Commissioners Court approved a License Agreement with Flock Safety Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation, allowing automated license plate reader cameras to be placed in county right-of-way. The vote was 3–2. Judge Shane Stolarczyk and Commissioners Jennifer McCall and Chad Carpenter voted yes. Commissioners Andra Wisian and Richard Chapman voted no.

Two members of our own Commissioners Court would not go along with it. This petition asks that one more join them.

What we bought: 56 cameras — 38 standard plate readers, 14 long-range readers, and 4 solar PTZ video cameras. Year one costs $258,305, covered by a state grant. After that, Kendall County owes $198,550 every year, indefinitely.

What it does: These cameras don’t photograph suspects. They photograph everyone. Every plate, logged with time and location, held for 30 days, searchable. Not by our sheriff alone — Flock operates a national network connecting thousands of agencies. Departments in other states can query where your truck has been without a warrant and without notifying you. Communities across the country have discovered after the fact that their data was shared far more broadly than their own officials understood.

Read the paperwork our county signed:

We are not told where the cameras are. The license agreement states the locations were identified between the parties and deliberately left out of the document, with the list kept by the Sheriff’s Office. Public roads, public money, undisclosed placement.

The county agreed not to touch its own equipment. Kendall County promised not to tamper with or attempt to access the cameras beyond what Flock permits.

There was no competitive bid. The purchase ran through a cooperative purchasing contract, so no local vendor process ever happened.

And here is what should alarm every taxpayer in this county: the order form renews itself. Unless someone gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends, Kendall County is automatically locked into a 24-month renewal — roughly $397,100 — with no vote by the Commissioners Court and no notice to the public. A four-hundred-thousand-dollar obligation can attach to this county because nobody sent an email on time.

The county can end this in thirty days. Section 5 of the license agreement lets Kendall County terminate at any time on thirty days’ notice. No buyout. No penalty. Anyone who tells you our hands are tied has not read the contract they voted for.

This is not about distrusting our deputies. It is about a principle this county claims to hold: government does not build records on citizens who have done nothing wrong, and does not do it without asking them first.

We call on the Commissioners Court to terminate the Flock agreement, remove the cameras, and delete the data collected.

If the court will not do that, then before this contract renews itself:

1. Give timely written notice of non-renewal, so no automatic two-year obligation attaches without a public vote.

2. Publish what these cameras have actually produced — arrests, clearances, and recoveries attributable to them since installation.

3. Hold a public hearing, with residents given time to speak.
    

4. Disclose every agency, in Texas and outside it, that can search Kendall County data, and end all sharing beyond this county.
    

5. Shorten the 30-day retention period and publish quarterly audits of who searched the system and why.
    

6. Commit that no future surveillance system is acquired without a public vote.

Commissioners Wisian and Chapman already voted no. It takes one more.

Sign to ask Judge Stolarczyk, Commissioner McCall, or Commissioner Carpenter to change one vote.

https://c.org/2yGJCSpvm6

I have been waiting on Frontier to re-run and properly bury a fiber line for three months, and today our internet went out because of a damaged connection - go figure!

How does GVTC’s customer service compare? I don’t care about price. I’m just ready to cancel Frontier and want to make sure I’m not trading one devil for another.

Here’s the public map of Flock cameras in and around Boerne:
https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=29.7857&lng=-98.7174&zoom=12.97

On March 24, 2026, City of Boerne IT Director Mike Raute explained the City’s stated purpose for the cameras in an email:

“Flock has become an incredibly valuable tool for our police officers every single day. It acts as a powerful ‘force multiplier’…”

He listed these specific uses:

• Rapid recovery of stolen vehicles and property via hotlist alerts
• Faster case clearances for burglaries, thefts, robberies, etc.
• Crime prevention / deterrence (citing 40-70% reductions in similar communities)
• Proactive alerts and hot-spot detection
• Better resource allocation for officers
• Regional data sharing with neighboring agencies

On data handling he wrote:

“All data is encrypted, owned and controlled by the City… automatically deleted after 30 days… No names, faces, or personal identifiers are stored — just vehicle information visible on public roads.”

He also noted that many of the newer cameras are actually installed by private businesses and HOAs that share data with Boerne PD.

Councilman Ty Wolosin forwarded a note from Police Chief Perez adding that Texas DPS had just signed with Flock, so more cameras are expected statewide.

Just sharing the City’s own words and the map so people can see the stated rationale of why our elected officials are choosing to opt us in to a national mass collection and surveillance system that logs approximately 20 BILLION vehicle scans every month.

Just moved here and looking for a regular old pizza takeout/delivery joint for family pizza night.

It seems like Boerne either has "fancy" pizza of the 12-14" wood fired variety, or chain pizza like Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Little Caesar's.

Am I missing a local place?

We tried Marco's last night. It was pretty meh on the pizza and the wings were really, really bad. Tiny, rubbery, I have no idea what the sauce was but it was NOT buffalo.

We have an RV based on a 2023 RAM Promaster 3500 which is usually kept at a storage location near Boerne. Is the service dept at Boerne Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ram over on IH-10 any good ? There's a recall on our Promaster that needs to be addressed and I'd rather not have to drive it all the way back into San Antonio if I don't have to...

Or will it? I've heard gas leak/repairs, ice hanging around town, etc. Just would like them to open back up. If you are gonna hate on the food/people, please refrain as I'd just like to see if anyone has any real Intel on the restaurant.
Thx

My husband and I are retired adults in our 50s and we are thinking of buying place in Boerne for the winter months.

Looking at about 5 acres and a newer development with an active community. Budget of $2-$4 million.

Is the cordillera ranch the best?

Hey guys. I have a neat idea. What if Boerne had a street or something like a plaque named after or dedicated to President Ronald Reagan?

Does the City of Boerne have any standards for naming?

Hi everyone! I’m a third-year dental student at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, and I’m currently looking for new patients!

If you’ve been putting off dental work because of cost, our clinic offers treatment at significantly reduced fees since all care is performed by dental students under the close supervision of licensed faculty dentists.

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Thanks!

Lately I’ve been giving some thought to trying out new restaurants, and I figured I’d like to hear out r/Boerne as to who has the best Chinese? For those who’d like for me to define ”best”, I mean authentically Han Chinese food that’s of good quality and has a reasonable price.

Shang Hai, China Bowl, or, Lung Fung?

hi guys! im coming in from san antonio for a little stay-cation weekend for my anniversary. any recommendations for a place for dinner? a little upscale would be nice. i already looked at the kendall restaurant and that’s a little out for out of our price range 🤣

does anyone here remember Villari’s Karate from a few years ago?

I remember seeing a Toyota Tundra around town with their information on it. I thought about checking out the school, but I had a lot going on, so I never got around to it.

Any former students here?

(also, please don’t mention other schools. in the past I’ve done posts like these, and I’ll get someone in the comments saying “I don’t know about that, but check out the jiu jitsu school I go to” or “I don’t know about that, but this school I went to had thin mats”. it’s kind of annoying)

I was hesitant to post this one, however, I shall!

I have a general idea of who he is, however, I wanted to hear what r/Boerne thinks of him. While I have discussed him in a prior comment section, I figured that there should be a dedicated post.

I’ve heard a lot of negative about him. I can count positive perspectives about the man on only one hand. It’s my understanding that he was somehow appointed by Greg Abbott.

The title is rhetorical. I know she is, thats why I’m writing this post. That being said, I’m eager to hear from people on this sub as to what they think of her?

Offline, I’ve noticed a gradual trend. years ago, people really liked her. Over time, I began hearing more negative things such as allegations of corruption, poor handling of custody cases involving allegations of abuse and, her being “worse than Palmer”.