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Village schedules public hearing on Spectrum (Charter) franchise renewal
Summary
The Wolcott Village Board discussed scheduling a required public hearing on renewing Spectrum’s franchise agreement and associated franchise fees, noting legal notice timing and options to carry the hearing to the next meeting or publish within the 10-day notice window.
The Wolcott Village Board discussed scheduling a public hearing on renewing Spectrum (Charter Communications)’s franchise agreement and the associated franchise fees. The board noted the municipal requirement to publish a notice in the local paper at least 10 days before the hearing and debated whether to hold the hearing at the next meeting or to publish immediately to meet the deadline.
The chair said that if the notice appears in the Finger Lakes Times over the coming weekend, the 10-day window would expire on Tuesday the 23rd, and asked members whether to carry the hearing to the next meeting or proceed under the current time frame. Board members weighed the scheduling constraints and agreed to confirm publication timing with staff so the notice meets the statutory notice period.
No substantive changes to the franchise agreement were discussed at the meeting. The board did not take a final vote on the renewal at this session; it scheduled the public hearing logistics and set a follow-up to confirm the publication date and exact hearing time.
