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Reading council allows schools to use city radio link for Barre Field WiFi, with conditions
Summary
The council unanimously authorized Reading Community Schools to use the city's radio link to provide WiFi at Barre Field at no cost, provided the city and public retain access at all times and the city may remove the schools' access if it causes connectivity or communication problems.
The Reading City Council voted Sept. 10 to allow Reading Community Schools to use the city's radio link to provide WiFi at Barre Field at no charge, subject to conditions intended to protect city and public access.
Councilmember Penney moved the measure and Councilmember Matz seconded. The motion, as recorded in the meeting minutes, permits the school to use the radio link "at no cost, as long as the WIFI to Barre Field is able to be accessed by the City and the Public at all times," and further provides that the school's access may be removed "if at any time this causes any issues for the City's Internet/Wireless Access and/or Communication issues." The motion carried 5-0.
City officials did not attach additional technical specifications or a formal service agreement in the minutes. The meeting record does not specify whether the city will document the technical limits of permitted use or who will monitor for interference; those details were not provided in the transcript.
The authorization is conditional and reversible if city systems experience problems, according to the motion recorded in the minutes.
