 |
Princeton Broadband Committee - Information Session Meeting
Meeting Minutes January 7, 2015 7:00pm - Town Hall Office, Princeton, MA
Chris Lynch from Matrix Design and Phyllis Booth (Landmark) also attended.
Committee Members Present:
Ned Utzig
Bill Dino
Stan Moss
Petr Spacek
Phil O’Brien
John Kowaleski
Dag Olsen
Discussion
- Approve Minutes from 12/3 - Unanimously Approved.
- MLP Manager John Lebeaux is leaving Princeton / resigning, search for replacement underway.
- MBI meeting on 12/17. MBI brought a sizeable contingent to the meeting. John L., Stan, John K., Jon F. from Princeton attended. Mostly legal discussion on funding.
- Princeton requested MBI write up legal requirements/questions, which was delivered.
- On 12/19 the Princeton negotiating team (John K. Phil Leaman, Stan) met to discuss contract and strategy.
- Matrix/MBI met on 1/7. MBI discussed their concerns and requirements for providing funding.
- Discussion on Wired West authored pledge that is being circulated to un-served towns to sign.
- BBC will request $1000 for FY15 along with $2000 for Wired West.
- Motion to request $3000 budget for FY15. Unanimously Approved.
- Stan received question from PMLD regarding pole replacement funding, Stan to reply.
- Stan had a discussion with Phil Leaman – telecom hut will be more cost effective if Hwy. Department can do work. Telecom hut designed to go on pilings, firm to drill poles could do the work.
- Ned reported that the FCC Experiments in Rural Broadband program did not select Princeton as a provisional winner for the first round of grant money.
- Action Items
- TBD
Upcoming Agenda Items
- Next meeting TBD – Broadband Committee now meeting on as-needed basis
Meeting adjourned 9:31PM
Respectfully submitted,
Ned Utzig
| |
