Committee member urges Dolton residents to sign up for text and email alerts, previews new village studio

A committee member at a village board meeting urged residents to sign up for the village's text-message and email alert system and said a new video studio at village hall is nearly finished and will expand the municipality's online programming.

The committee member said the alert system had successfully delivered notices such as a recent change-of-address announcement but did not provide numbers for how many residents received the blasts. "If you don't receive our text message blast or email blast, please see me and I'll make sure I sign you up," the committee member said.

The speaker framed the village's video output as an important outreach tool but acknowledged low viewership. "We do a lot of videos... but because there's no drama, a lot of people ain't watching," the committee member said, adding that "good, good government is quiet." The official encouraged residents to "keep watching, keep subscribing to our YouTube page and our social media pages" to stay informed about trustee and department head updates.

The official described the studio at village hall as "almost done" and said it will serve as "another source of programming" for updates on village business. No details were given about the studio's cost, funding source, or an operational timeline.

The remarks closed with an appeal for civility in public communication: the committee member said the board aims to keep meetings "nice, professional, calm, and boring." There were no formal motions or votes associated with these remarks; the speaker concluded, "That's it for this morning from me," and invited anyone who had not received alerts to sign up before departing.