Discourse for small town government

[NateDhaliwal]

@Ethsim2

For a town government, I think the hosted Discourse option would make a lot of sense if they want this to be an official public communications channel. It reduces the burden on a volunteer or one technically minded resident, and it gives the town a clearer support route if something breaks. A self-hosted setup might be cheaper, but then the town would need to be comfortable with who is maintaining it, how updates/backups/security are handled, and what happens if that person is unavailable.

Not to mention privacy… the one who hosts has absolute access.