Buried in a federal bid for contractors, a single budget line reveals a secret observation plan for Rochester: By 2032, U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a surveillance tower in our backyard.

So far, no one seems to know where or why.

The proposal lacks specifics about the Rochester tower. In late 2022, federal officials invited defense contractors to help them finish a system of surveillance towers lining the country’s twin borders, starting with a handful in Texas and California.

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