Please get this to Bob Skerry as he doesn't seem to read his e mail.
In June of 2008 I noted on the MedfordMass groups Yahoo site that the Mayor's Cable T.V. Commission link was missing from the city of Medford's website.
The Cable The 7 members of the Cable T.V. Commission at that time were former City Councilor Robert E. Skerry, Richard Giovino, Michael Wyche, Michele Bordieri, Donald McCarthy, Raymond McDonald. and Richard R Trotta who taught - and who may still teach - audio/visual at the high school. (note: Raymond McDonald passed away, yet the Mayor retained him on the committee for years
AS MCGLYNN HAS INTENTIONALLY INTERFERED IN THE PROCESS, WE NEED TO SEE ABOUT STRIPPING MCGLYNN OF HIS ROLE AS 'ISSUING AUTHORITY' AND HANDING IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WILL BE SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL TO RUN ACCESS TELEVISION WITH A GROUP OF MEDFORD RESIDENTS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
TALKING TO MY LAWYER ABOUT OPENING A NON-PROFIT
COMMUNITY MEDIA MEDFORD
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When McGlynn doesn't allow for an Advisory Committee the public is kept in the dark,
check out the function of an Advisory Committee
"it deems desireable to complete the committee. Some typical responsibilities assigned to CACs in the Commonwealth: Inform and educate the public about cable television service; Assess the cable needs of the community and recommend policy changes;"
No outreach, no education, and a deceased person on the Committee for 5 years:
CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Dracut
An Issuing Authority (IA) may appoint a Cable Advisory Committee (CAC) to advise the IA through the licensing process. 207 C.M.R. subsection 3.01(3). In many instances, the CAC remains as an active committee throughout the term of the license. Currently, there are over two hundred and eighty CAC's in the Commonwealth. The composition of the CAC is determined by the IA, and the IA may choose any number of persons it deems desireable to complete the committee. Some typical responsibilities assigned to CACs in the Commonwealth: Inform and educate the public about cable television service; Assess the cable needs of the community and recommend policy changes;
DRACUT
http://www.dracutma.gov/cable-advisory-committee
BELMONT
The Cable Television Advisory Committee is a permanent committee established by the Selectmen and works actively to oversee the form of cable service provided in the Town.
Currently there are two companies, Verizon and Comcast, with franchise agreements to provide cable services in the Town of Belmont. These franchise agreements are re-negotiated every ten years under the oversight of this committee. Links to contact these companies directly are availiable on the left
http://www.belmont-ma.gov/cable-television-advisory-committee
MEDFORD AND MERRIMAC
In June of 2008 I noted on the MedfordMass groups Yahoo site that the Mayor's Cable T.V. Commission link was missing from the city of Medford's website. The Cable The 7 members of the Cable T.V. Commission at that time were former City Councilor Robert E. Skerry, Richard Giovino, Michael Wyche, Michele Bordieri, Donald McCarthy, Raymond McDonald. and Richard R Trotta who taught - and who may still teach - audio/visual at the high school. (note: Raymond McDonald passed away, yet the Mayor retained him on the committee for years)
When McGlynn doesn't allow for an Advisory Committee the public is kept in the dark,
check out the function of an Advisory Committee
"it deems desireable to complete the committee. Some typical responsibilities assigned to CACs in the Commonwealth: Inform and educate the public about cable television service; Assess the cable needs of the community and recommend policy changes;"
No outreach, no education, and a deceased person on the Committee for 5 years:
CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Dracut
An Issuing Authority (IA) may appoint a Cable Advisory Committee (CAC) to advise the IA through the licensing process. 207 C.M.R. subsection 3.01(3). In many instances, the CAC remains as an active committee throughout the term of the license. Currently, there are over two hundred and eighty CAC's in the Commonwealth. The composition of the CAC is determined by the IA, and the IA may choose any number of persons it deems desireable to complete the committee. Some typical responsibilities assigned to CACs in the Commonwealth: Inform and educate the public about cable television service; Assess the cable needs of the community and recommend policy changes;
DRACUT
http://www.dracutma.gov/cable-advisory-committee
BELMONT
The Cable Television Advisory Committee is a permanent committee established by the Selectmen and works actively to oversee the form of cable service provided in the Town.
Currently there are two companies, Verizon and Comcast, with franchise agreements to provide cable services in the Town of Belmont. These franchise agreements are re-negotiated every ten years under the oversight of this committee. Links to contact these companies directly are availiable on the left
http://www.belmont-ma.gov/cable-television-advisory-committee
MEDFORD AND MERRIMAC
In June of 2008 I noted on the MedfordMass groups Yahoo site that the Mayor's Cable T.V. Commission link was missing from the city of Medford's website. The Cable The 7 members of the Cable T.V. Commission at that time were former City Councilor Robert E. Skerry, Richard Giovino, Michael Wyche, Michele Bordieri, Donald McCarthy, Raymond McDonald. and Richard R Trotta who taught - and who may still teach - audio/visual at the high school. (note: Raymond McDonald passed away, yet the Mayor retained him on the committee for years)
In August of 2006, before I wrote my initial report to City Hall, information on Merrimack's Cable Television Advisory Commission was sent to the City Solicitor of Medford. That group's mission was very clear - and missing in the city of Medford: The Merrimack Cable Television Advisory Committee works to provide and promote a medium, a method, and a facility for the greater Merrimack Community to communicate a diversity of non-commercial messages. AND THAT BODY'S PURPOSE: Purpose
The purposes of this Committee shall be: 1. To recommend policies and procedures to the Franchising Authority (in Medford the Mayor's title along these lines is "Issuing Authority" ) for the use of the public access channel; 2. To monitor the use of the public access channel and the public access center, and to make recommendations to the Franchising Authority regarding the non-appropriate use and/or non-compliance for such use by any individual or group; 3. To promote the use of the public access channel and the public access center; In March of 2011 Mayor McGlynn states that "Cable Advisory Commission acts in a supervisory role to the local cable channels, by recommending policy changes, meeting with cable company representatives to discuss issues of mutual interest, report to the mayor on company compliance with the license, respond to citizen questions regarding the cable television system and keep the community informed about community programming." Why it has taken so long to put this entity back in action after years and years of complaints is a big mystery...however, it seems like things are moving in a positive direction. Medford needs a fully functional Public, Educational and Governmental TV situation. Other cities and towns enjoy this...Medford deserves no less.
http://newprogramsforyou.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html
http://newprogramsforyou.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html
Joe Viglione
