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Ogdensburg council reintroduces cable-franchise ordinance, schedules Oct. 12 public hearing
Summary
The Ogdensburg Borough Council reintroduced Ordinance 05-2022 to grant municipal consent for CSC TKR, LLC to operate a cable system; borough attorney said the ordinance was revised after review by the company's attorney and a public hearing is set for Oct. 12, 2022.
The Borough of Ogdensburg on Sept. 26 reintroduced Ordinance 05-2022, which would grant municipal consent for CSC TKR, LLC to operate a cable television system within the borough and replace chapter 19 of the borough code governing municipal consent to cable franchises.
Borough Attorney Robert McBriar told council members that CSC TKR’s attorney provided comments after the ordinance’s initial introduction and that the borough incorporated material revisions before reintroduction. “Their attorney did have some comments and we were able to incorporate some of them into the revised ordinance,” McBriar said, and he recommended the council reintroduce the ordinance and set a second reading and public hearing for Oct. 12, 2022.
Why it matters: Municipal-consent ordinances set the terms under which private cable operators use borough rights-of-way and often include provisions that affect local franchise fees, service obligations and franchise duration. The council’s reintroduction formally restarts the local review process and gives residents an opportunity to comment at the Oct. 12 hearing.
Councilwoman Cowdrick moved to reintroduce the ordinance and Councilman DeMeo seconded; the motion passed on a roll-call vote with Cowdrick, DeMeo, Nasisi and Poyer voting yes. Alvarez was recorded absent and there were no abstentions.
Next steps: The council scheduled the ordinance for a second reading and public hearing on Oct. 12, 2022. Residents who wish to comment will be able to do so at that hearing; no final franchise agreement or ordinance adoption occurred at the Sept. 26 meeting.
Ending note: The reintroduction preserves the opportunity for public review and written/oral comment at the scheduled hearing; the council did not take a final vote on franchise adoption on Sept. 26.
