Live reporting: Public Hearing

6. HEARINGS	7:10 PM - Resolution 18-51 Cable Television License Renewal.
7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS	motion to open the hearing, seconded, passed 9-0 John Harrington, attorney for Verizon used to be 10 year license, this time a 5 year term do get HD for public access Approx $60K for capital investment mostly like the current license fully paid capital and other monetary requirements from old contract during the interim period Q - What can we do to keep the pricing going up? A - subscriber fee reduced from $1.80 to 1.01 competition among the programming and other providers is fierce at least there is a choice in Franklin, in most communities you don't get a choice increased the capital grant in lieu of the shorter term I read the same things you do, 5G is a future but tough to predict when Verizon will get there, will require local agreements deal we have is better than other communities has gotten it was a spirited negotiation, and I thank you for your participation
8. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS	Franklin Elks Lodge fund raiser for the Veterans Walkway $2,136 great pleasure to present to Town to keep construction going for the walkway dig on Thursday, granite next week
9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS	a. Capital Budget Subcommittee nothing tonight b. Budget Subcommittee meeting before this one, another one Jan/Feb; used 1.5 for balencing and put about 800K back into c. Economic Development Subcommittee nothing tonight