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Council to review All West franchise draft after company outreach
Summary
A council member said All West contacted the town about a franchise agreement; the town will circulate a draft agreement and may consider a resolution or special meeting to review terms and pricing.
A council member told the Jan. 13 meeting that All West contacted town officials about establishing a franchise agreement to provide services in the area.
Speaker 2 said All West reached out in the fall and again recently; Speaker 2 will circulate a draft franchise agreement to council members for review and said the town may put a resolution on the next agenda or call a special meeting to consider terms, pricing and service details. "I'm gonna send a franchise agreement draft for everybody to look at," Speaker 2 said.
Why it matters: a franchise agreement governs the terms under which a private provider may use public rights-of-way or provide cable/telecommunications services in town. Any approval could affect service availability, permitting and potential franchise fees; the transcript does not include proposed terms or pricing.
What the record does not include: the draft agreement text, proposed franchise fees, service obligations, or any timeline for formal consideration beyond the council member's plan to circulate the draft for the next meeting.
