Televise City Council Meetings?

Would you turn off CSI or any other television program to watch your own government in action? Well, OK, if you wouldn't ditch CSI, might you at least tape a City Council meeting and watch it on a slow night?

The question asked in a survey during this past week was, "Would you like Woodstock City Council meetings to be broadcast on Comcast public-access TV?"

21 readers (49%) voted "Yes"
22 readers (51%) voted "Don't Care"

All right, I'll admit to leaving a "No" choice off the ballot.

Dig out your property tax bill and look at the numerous taxing entities and the dollars going to each. Do you have any clue at all how all those dollars are being spent?

You won't read about all the City Council actions in the Northwest Herald. You probably won't go to the Woodstock Public Library and pour over the binder prepared in advance of every City Council meeting. You won't be able to discern from the online Agenda just what the Consent Agenda includes and how much is being spent for what.

How about showing up at at least two City Council meetings in the next 12 months?

Thanks for voting.