Niskayuna meeting livestreams are ending, at least for some town meetings. Town officials announced the change in late August without saying which meetings would go dark. Supervisor Erin Cassady-Dorion cited staffing shortages and said she did not want town employees “subjected to harsh criticism” because a livestream widens the audience. The Daily Gazette editorial board called the decision undemocratic and asked the town to reconsider.
Read the full editorial: Restricting access to government meetings is undemocratic and unwise — The Daily Gazette, September 4, 2026.
The coalition’s case for streaming every public meeting is on our live streaming page. An Otsego County editorial board made the same argument in July.
