City Councilor Kevin Jourdain, who chairs the City Council's Cable Television committee, announced that there will be a meeting with the government affairs representative of ComCast on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
The Cable Television Committee meets 2-3 times per year to discuss issues of importance between city cable users and ComCast. The committee serves as a liasion between Holyoke cable subscribers and the company so that Holyoke receives the best quality product possible and helps bring forward concerns ratepayers have expressed. At every contract re-negotiation (next one in 2013) the cable television committee weighs in on important contract items that are of concern to the public.
The committee also provides public oversight through the City Council of Holyoke PEG Access, Inc. which is a corporate entity that oversees all of the franchise fee monies collected by ComCast from ratepayers for local community initatives and hardware upgrades. Holyoke PEG Access has three officers made up of the Mayor, City Council President and City Solicitor. They do not meet publicly. The Cable TV Committee Chairman regularly requests a statement of monies expended and monies collected so ratepayers can see how their monies are used. The committee will be reviewing their last report.
All meetings of the Cable TV Committee are public and the public is encouraged to participate and make their voices heard about issues of concern to them. So, if you have a question or concern about your cable television service, please come to the meeting on April 9th and speak to the representative from ComCast. If you are unable to make the meeting, you can contact Councilor Jourdain via email at kevin.jourdain@verizon.net or call him at home at 538-5519 and he will relay your question or concern.
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