Still no TV coverage at Town Hall

WINSTED — There remains no local television coverage at Winchester Board of Selectmen meetings following recent changes at Charter Community Television, which runs channels 13 and 15 on Winsted’s cable TV service.“We’ve got to do something about TV coverage,” Selectman Candy Perez said prior to the beginning of Monday night’s board meeting.The meeting was the first since the Nov. 8 election and last week’s swearing in of a new slate of town officials.Fellow board members briefly discussed the logistics of providing coverage, and Perez noted that the P. Francis Hicks Room at Town Hall is wired for live broadcasts of meetings held there. Volunteers are needed to run cameras.In September, Town Manager Dale Martin issued a public plea for community members to step up and help record meetings, which he called “an invaluable service” that helps keep residents informed.Coverage by Charter Community Television has been spotty in recent months, as the station announced that staff members would not provide coverage of local meetings and that community volunteers were being encouraged to record municipal meetings. Last month, local public access coordinator David Whitney quit his position at Charter Community Television. The company has yet to announce a replacement. Prior to Whitney, former Public Access Manager John Palinkas ran Charter Community Television and provided coverage of local Board of Selectmen and Board of Education meetings.Anyone interested in helping get municipal meetings aired on Charter Community Television should call the cable station’s local studio at 860-738-5090 or call the Town Manager’s Office at 860-738-6962.

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