Public Access TV – Missing In
Action in Medford
By Joe Viglione
I have questions for the School Committee
that I would like answered tonight. On or about March 21. 2017 I spoke and
there was no response. Paulette Van der Kloot told me she responded after I
left the room, yet there was no DVD of it she and Roy Belson informed me after
the 3/22 speech Roy gave at the City Council.
1) Why do Public Records Requests regarding
access TV get ignored or “miscommunicated” or so muddled that the average
citizen cannot ascertain the response?
2) WHY IS THERE NO SATELLITE STATION for
the public since 7/24/14, almost three years ago, yet the public – if they
don’t pay the franchise fee – has no cable?
3) A Van, 2 cameras on the cell towers to
cable and – voila – we have access TV.
This could benefit the Chevalier and the Library, except that ALL our
elected officials have been deficient – have enjoyed the lack of
transparency. Why?
4) Why would the city council attempt to
put the Facebook Live Tripod that benefits non-cable subscribers so far away
from the podium that there will be little or no audio? Mr. Caraviello’s response: “That’s not my
problem” as he illegally called the police because it happened to be Tuesday
and the person Caraviello was harassing defeated Caraviello in criminal court.
Nov. 30, 2016 Medford Transcript Medford Mayor Stephanie M. Burke has
released the following statement regarding a resolution that was sent to the
City Council Tuesday, Nov. 29. “We must
continue to embrace our differences and understand that everyone’s uniqueness
paints the picture of today and the future of tomorrow in our city.”
This acknowledgment of the theme,
spiritual unity, from the song Kumbaya is not reflected in the horrific lack of
transparency in Medford
The
Medford Transcript, July 23, 2014, noted that MCC TV3 had not complied with
Solicitor Rumley’s request for the financial documents. Today is April 3, 2017 and Mayor Burke was the Director Of
Personnel when this set of events unfolded:
Transcript: “ If Rumley does not receive the data he requested, which
includes MCC’s expense ledgers, treasurer’s reports and bank statements from
its final year, he said the city would explore alternative next steps. “I will
consider the various legal options that are available to the city with an eye
on compelling the production of their financial records,” Rumley said.” Rumley and the AG’s office have NOT been
helpful in this regard. Hardly
transparent, they DO NOT want the public PURCHASING this service TO KNOW A
THING!
I have invested ¼ of my life, over 15 years into installing access TV
and community media here in Medford Medford
Mrs. Burke has one qualification – you have to support her. Experience,
creativity, ingenuity, imagination – they are anathema to this
Administation. The silence at the last
school committee meeting provided the evidence that cable subscribers are
ripped off and that we pay for a service the city refuses to provide us. Allow me to provide access TV with a van, 2
fully equipped cameras, and the respect that my honest efforts, perseverance
and intelligence deserve.
links
Medford officials demand TV3′s financial records
Burke statement on inclusion resolution: ‘We Are Medford’