DALTON, Mass. — Time and again residents have asked for more transparency from town government and now, thanks to a new series on Dalton Community Television, they will have just that. 

 

At a recent Select Board meeting, Chair Robert Bishop pitched that the town hold question-and-answer sessions to be filmed by the public broadcasting channel. 

 

The item, at the time not on the agenda so could not be discussed, was approved last Monday. 

 

"A lot of times on social media or wherever, even by word of mouth, things don't always come out the way they should do, and people get confused," Bishop said. 

 

"I would welcome any kind of questions pertaining to Select Board matters that we can answer." 

 

To comply with open meeting law, each episode will include no more than two members, and discussions will be limited to answering questions — no deliberation will occur. 

 

The show will begin airing once the town has received enough questions to fill a 30-minute segment. After that, it will continue bi-weekly on a schedule to be announced.

 

Email questions to Executive Assistant Lori Venezia or Bishop with the subject line "Select Board Q&A.