Dossier
Paonia
Coverage of Paonia in the Nexus archive.
- First came the robots. Then came the cameras. That’s when this Colorado mountain town had enough.
Paonia, a Colorado town, faced public backlash over the sudden deployment of robots and surveillance cameras without community input. The controversy led to resignations of town officials and a recall petition against the mayor, with residents criticizing the lack of transparency around the high-tech devices.