Toms River Council Meetings Will Soon Be Available On Its Website

By: Rosetta Key

Toms River Township officials are moving fast and furious into the future by soon providing audio and video downloads of its council meetings from the township website.

Mayor Thomas Keleher says presently, they're in negotiations with its cable company Comcast and they're hoping to obtain a technology grant to purchase all the video equipment they need.

Keleher says by offering downloads from its web page, most everyone will be able to access the meetings from anywhere in the world. He says, "We became aware of the fact that not everyone in town has Comcast. Part of the municipality is serviced by Cablevision. Other people have satellite dishes and there are a lot of people who just don't have cable of any type and just rely on general broadcast channels."

In the meantime, plans to allow audio downloads of its council meetings should be available by the end of next week, August 25th, according to a Township press release.

Keleher says he's particularly pleased because of the opportunity it gives to those with special needs. "You know our 'Americans with Disabilities Act Committee' has been asking for this for a while because they particularly are aware of handicapped folks who can not get out and this way they can participate from home."

Keleher says when every thing's up and running, the meetings will be available the day after the meeting.

You can log onto the township website at www.tomsrivertownship.com