Springfield Township used Zoom during the pandemic to allow public access to meetings. The practice continued well after pandemic restrictions were lifted — until September 2023, when the Zoom broadcasts were canceled by the township due to cost and minimal online attendance. Several residents opposed the change, and the township now plans to make audio recordings of its meetings available once a new website is live in the summer. The audio recordings will be available until the meeting minutes are recorded, then the recording will be removed from the website. Supervisors Chairman Bill Ryker, one of four that voted in favor of the change, said, “People should hear how people behave at these meetings.”
Source: Bucks County Herald; 4/16/2024