Board hears pitch for $2,000 opt-in town text-notification service; asks for more data

Jun 23, 2026

A commercial opt-in text-notification service was presented to the board at roughly $2,000 per year; members raised questions about uptake, privacy and data storage and asked staff for a demo and more evidence of effectiveness before deciding.

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Town administrator Tom Tober described a commercial opt-in notification platform the town could use to send texts for emergencies and events; he said the vendor quoted “about $2,000 a year.”

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