Watertown Town Council Going Paperless, Not Everyone Happy About Move

Councilors will receive laptops and all communication electronically.

The Town Council will take advantage of technology to go paperless, but at least one member of the board is not happy with the move. On Tuesday, the Council voted 8-1 to accept a resolution to require all communications with the board to be done electronically, and each councilor would receive a laptop computer from the town. Until now, councilors had the option of receiving information in paper form, too. Town Councilor Angeline Kounelis was the only councilor to receive printed materials for meetings, and she voted against the move to require councilors to get information via computer at their town-issued email address. Kounelis said she felt the ordinance targeted her, and she thinks the move may prevent some in town from seeking …

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