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Worcester County Commission Meetings Could Be Aired Online

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The Worcester County Commissioners have decided that the public will be able to see their meetings online.

The plan was approved this week and will include only one camera that will be mounted on the ceiling.

Each commissioner will have a button to indicate they want to speak.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that there is no firm estimate of how much it will cost but budgeting discussions put the figure anywhere from $150-thousand to $200-thousand.

But there are budgetary constraints with the county facing an $8.7 million deficit as it goes into the next fiscal year.

Currently, there is no audio/visual broadcast equipment to air the meetings in Snow Hill.

Ocean City has had a system for recording and broadcasting their session for years.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.