HBAC# 154: Public / Private Eyes are Watching You

HBAC# 154: Public / Private Eyes are Watching You

From The Hilliard Beacon Podcast by Franklin Street Creative

May 25, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode discusses surveillance technology in Hilliard, local governance issues, and community events.

Thanks for listening, everyone! In this episode: * We review our recent interview with Chief Woods. * We spend a good portion of the episode discussing expanding surveillance technology in Hilliard, including the prevalence of residential cameras and growing police use of Flock license plate reader systems . * The growing resistance to the data center buildout at local, state, national levels * Attention then turned to Hilliard City Council’s postponed vote on allowing Capital Church to operate out of the Makoy Center property. (Postponed 5/11 - Vote occuring 5/26 Tuesday) * We discuss perceptions surrounding the vote. * Discussion broadened to overall religious growth in Hilliard. * Housing Study Open House coming 5/28 from 5-7 pm . * School construction and almost certain naming drama. * Corvo might re-start work on his 1967 Silver Bridge project and related historical reporting! The Hilliard Beacon is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hilliardbeacon.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Guest: Chief Woods

Topics covered

  • surveillance technology
  • Hilliard City Council
  • religious growth
  • data center resistance
  • housing study
  • school construction

Keywords

  • surveillance
  • Hilliard
  • City Council
  • Capital Church
  • housing study
  • Flock license plate reader
  • religious growth
  • data center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hilliard City Council, Capital Church

Places: Hilliard

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