Town to live stream meetings

By Lindsay Carey Staff Writer The town is moving a step further into the digital age, as it will now offer live streaming of a few select town meetings that take place at the Municipal Center. The meetings will stream via the town’s website, Southington.org. According to IT Director Jay Baker, from now on, all Town Council, Board of Education and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings will be available live online. Baker said that he came up with the idea because he feels that it will make keeping up to date on what’s going on in town more convenient for residents. “I think that some people might like to view the meetings, but don’t have the means to come out to the actual meeting,” said Baker. He also said that meetings will be available on demand as well, which is something that the town already offers. However, the new interface will allow people to live stream meetings and watch old meetings on demand using their smart phones. “Say someone really wants to come to a meeting, but their kid has soccer practice or something,” said Baker. “They can watch it on their mobile device.” According to Baker, this new plan […]