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mama( \ tq r~ t ~~d J Board of Selectmen Minutes April 10, 2018 Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA Salah Meeting Room 7:00 p.m. Present: Chairman John J Connolly (Vice Chairman Mark J. Porter ~ Clerk Kevin T. Feeney ~ Christopher J. Connolly I Thomas W. Theodore Also Present: Charles J. Aspinwall, Town Administrator and Judy Levitsky, Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. John Connolly, the chairman of the Canton Board of Selectmen, noted that the board is supportive of Canton Cable 8 and he would like a level playing field in the negotiation process. The peg is paid for by the citizens of Canton. Kevin Feeney the clerk made a motion to open the cable ascertainment hearing that was published in the Canton Citizen on March 22, 2018 and March 29, 2018. Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. C. Connolly Vote: 5-0 In Favor Mr. Feeney noted that the current agreement is due to expire on March 29, 2020. Mr. Feeney asked that the record of this hearing to remain open. Jim Sims, Chairman of the Cable Advisory Committee, had three items to discuss. In 2002 Time Warner transferred to Comcast. The license was from 1998 to 2008 negotiations started early, but could not conclude for the following reasons. Comcast would not increase capital funding above the 1998 contract level. Comcast started to require converter boxes which allowed Comcast to encode and scramble channels. Residents had to spend hundreds of dollars in Comcast equipment and the closing of the customer service location downtown.