Community Media Committee presses for concise comprehensive-plan updates to reflect streaming and funding changes

Aug 31, 2026

Committee members agreed to wait for the October draft of the comprehensive plan and recommended adding brief, actionable bullets to the community-media section — including explicit mention of streaming and a goal to stabilize funding as cable franchise fees decline.

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The Community Media Committee examined the section of the 2016 comprehensive plan that covers community media and agreed the boilerplate background could remain while adding a small number of forward-looking action items. The committee chair said the plan follows a 10-year cycle: "We're working on an update due every 10 years," and members expect a draft to be published around October for public comment.

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