"It’s an attempt to be transparent and accessible to the
public... It’s better for the people."
Frank Michel . Former Meredith NH Selectmen.
BY ADAM DRAPCHO July 1st, 2008
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
MEREDITH — As the Inter-Lakes School Board tries to decide if it should record its meetings for broadcast, it will not have to look far to fi nd an opinion on the matter. Bob Longabaugh, an Alton resident and former selectman, has been involved in recording meetings there for about a decade. He and other volunteers started with the Selectboard in October of 1999, then moved on to the school board, and most recently got the Joint Maintenance Agreement board, which governs the high school Alton shares with Barnstead, to agree to pay to record themselves. “It combines two hobbies: motion pictures and civic activism,” said Longabaugh. The elected offi cials were a little wary of the idea initially, but he said they soon began receiving more positive feedback than negative, and they now support the recordings.....
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