Wendy Penner likes to be able to âpop inâ to a town government meeting remotely on her computer. ¶ Sheâll typically view discussion about the agenda item she finds of interest, possibly add a comment and then pop out of the meeting and get on with her evening. ¶ Penner, a member of the Williamstown COOL Committee, said she likes many aspects of the now-ubiquitous remote civic meetings through Zoom or other teleconferencing software. âItâs like a whole new paradigm â a whole new world,â she said. âAnd a lot of it has been absolutely fabulous. I think there is a democratizing element in some ways. More people can access the meetings, and they donât have to rearrange their whole lives to go there in person.â