Summary
Athens City Council has again shot down a plan to give police drones, marking another stall in a proposal that keeps going nowhere. For now, the city isn’t approving new surveillance gear for cops—so the debate is less about money and more about privacy, policing, and how long this can keep looping.
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Impact analysis
No drone funding was approved, so there’s no immediate budget hit—but repeated reviews still burn staff time and leave future costs unresolved.
Privacy and civil-liberties advocates get another win, since the city isn’t adding police drone surveillance right now.
Athens police and drone supporters lose another chance to add a tool they say could help with emergencies and investigations.
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