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Fairview council hears proposal to explore dissolving Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission
Summary
Fairview councilors on Wednesday considered staff direction to explore dissolving the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission and to examine returning more cable franchise and PEG funds directly to East County jurisdictions and Metro East Community Media.
Fairview councilors on Wednesday debated whether to direct staff to study dissolving the Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC), an intergovernmental body that has handled Comcast cable franchise and PEG (public, educational and government) fee distribution since the late 1980s.
Julio Melchick, introduced as the chair of Metro East Community Media, described the historical arrangement whereby a portion of franchise fees collected on the East Side are routed through Portland and a share — historically 60% — has been distributed to Metro East’s operations and grants. Melchick and other speakers said that cable viewership and franchise revenue have declined substantially and that the…
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