Monday, 11 March 2019 16:57

"Misquoted" by Township Supervisors over Blue Ridge Franchise Fee???

"Misquoted" by Township Supervisors over Blue Ridge Franchise Fee???

Note: This article was originally posted on BarrettCommunity.com

 

I attended the supervisor meeting on June 22, 2010 to express my displeasure as a member of the community about the Blue Ridge Communications franchise fee. My concern was with an exclusive franchise agreement in place, our service would suffer, as there is (and was) no other choice of TV / Internet service provider.  What will motivate Blue Ridge to improve their services with no competition?

However, the meeting minutes indicate the exact opposite:

Barrett Township Supervisors - Meeting Minutes - June 22, 2010:
Discussion was held on a request by Covington Creations with regard to requesting an increase in the franchise fee collected from Blue Ridge Communications. The supervisors felt there was no interest at this time.

So not only was my comment incorrectly recorded, they also used my company name instead of my actual name.  Was this intentional? 

Coincidently, in 2011 (the following year), Barrett Supervisors passed an ordinance increasing the Blue Ridge Franchise fee from 2% to 5%.  Were they able to do this because of the false statements recorded in the meeting minutes?  In 2019, the Franchise Fees are expected to be $80,000.  

Just another reason why these public meetings should be recorded and accessible to the public and/or live-streamed.   

 

Disclaimer: The ideas expressed above are the personal thoughts and opinions of Nate Covington and do not necessarily reflect the position of Barrett Township or its Board of Auditors.

 

 

Last modified on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 12:03
Published in Politics
More in this category: « Did you know that Barrett Township owns a street sweeper? Gaming Funds Received since 2016: $0.00? »
Subscribe with Email
Comments (0)
There are no comments posted here yet
Leave your comments
Posting as Guest
×
Suggested Locations
back to top

Browse by Category

Most Popular: Political Posts

  • "I think one of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation. So, that didn’t look so good. But, then somebody at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And, a man on a bicycle, a human on a bicycle, blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts.

    And that’s what a computer is to me. What a computer is to me is it’s the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with, and it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.”

    ~ Steve Jobs

More Inspirational Quotes

precision beats power