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Council adopts municipal-consent ordinance allowing Cablevision to operate in Boonton; resident asks about service guarantees
Summary
On second reading the council adopted Ordinance O-25 granting municipal consent to CSC TKR LLC (doing business as Cablevision); a resident asked whether the ordinance ensures improved service or outage guarantees, and council replied the ordinance grants operating authority but does not create service guarantees.
The mayor and council opened a public hearing and proceeded to second-reading adoption of Ordinance O-25, which grants municipal consent for CSC TKR LLC (doing business as Cablevision) to operate a cable television system in Boonton.
During public comment, resident Brian (address listed as 217 Crown Road) asked whether the ordinance includes service guarantees or improved protections against outages. Council members responded that the ordinance grants the company the right to operate and does not itself impose specific service-level guarantees or performance improvements. The council said minor revisions incorporated recommendations from the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and clarified exhibit accounting details (for entities such as the library) but that the ordinance does not provide a warranty of service continuity.
After limited discussion, council moved to advance the ordinance and adopted it on second reading by roll-call vote.
