Town of Princeton, Mass. – Sept. 13, 2017 – 7:30 PM
Board of Selectmen – special meeting
Present: Chair Jon Fudeman, Richard Bisk, Edith Morgan plus TA Nina Nazarian. Sole attendees were John Kowaleski and Phil Gransewicz.
7:42 PM The chairman opened BOS meeting in Town Hall Annex. Jon F. noted the Department of Telecommunications & Cable’s order dated July 19, 2017 on the Town’s waiver request, which allowed parties to proceed to final license without a provisional license. On April 19, 2017, Selectmen voted to award Charter the Town of Princeton cable license. That vote was based on Charter's amended application, which included the license document submitted by Charter which was the subject of a prior public hearing, and is substantially equivalent to the license being considered this evening.
Jon F. asked for public comment, then any further comment from board members. Nina reported that she had emailed info to board members at 6 PM which outlined minor, technical changes (see “Notes” below) from the previous version of the license, including one having to do with running long laterals for coverage of Grow Lane and Thompson Road.
7:50 PM With no public comment and no further discussion from the board, selectmen voted all in favor to approve and sign the final cable franchise license, as submitted, to Charter Communications Entertainment I, LLC.
Nina added that Atty. Jack Ferriter has drafted a (pole) license transfer agreement with Verizon. There was discussion about notifying Princeton Broadband Municipal Light Plant members immediately about the vote. Also, to announce the action on Town News on the town website.
7:56 PM Selectmen voted all in favor to notify the PBMLP that the license has been signed and recommend that PBMLP work diligently to transfer pole licenses—which finalizes the make-ready work.
8:01 PM Selectmen voted all in favor to post an announcement on Town News, immediately, to read as follows: This evening, September 13, 2017, the Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to approve and sign the Final Cable Television License with Charter Communications Entertainment I, LLC (Charter). The next step in the process is for Verizon to finish the "make-ready" work, which is anticipated for completion by September 30, 2017. Then the Princeton Broadband Municipal Light Plant will transfer the pole license agreement
to Charter and Charter's 12-month construction period begins, in accordance with their submitted Amended Application.
8:02 PM Selectmen voted all in favor to adjourn.
Notes: General updates from version available in Town Clerk’s Office –
Section 2.4(b) - Using the Town's proposed language on Section 2.4(b), suggested by Counsel.
Section 3.8(c) - This section now provides an installation to each of our current municipal buildings, with the 125 feet only applying to new municipal buildings.
Section 10.3 - While we were pushing for removal of reference to number of days, we asked for the compromise of reducing the 15 days to 10 days.
Respectfully submitted, Marie Auger, admin. assist.
Marie Auger
Administrative Assistant
Planning Department
978-464-2100
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