Westwood Select Board Will Meet On December 20

Press release from the Town of Westwood:

December 16, 2021

Select Board Meeting

• Date: 12/20/2021 6:30 PM

Full Meeting Agenda to follow

WESTWOOD SELECT BOARD

NOTICE OF CABLE TELEVISION PUBLIC HEARING
(Continuation to December 20, 2021)

On December 6, 2021, the Select Board voted to keep the Public Hearing and Public Record open until the next Select Board meeting on December 20, 2021, and at such date the Public Hearing and Hearing Record will be closed.

After the closing of the Public Hearing and the Hearing Record on December 20, 2021, members of the public may continue to submit comments on town cable license renewal needs for later review by the Select Board in a process for license renewal ascertainment of needs; and the Board reserves the right to schedule and hold additional hearings, and/or public meetings for review and consideration of such public comments. Residents can submit written testimony via email to selectboard@townhall.westwood.ma.us, or via mail to Select Board Office, 580 High Street, Westwood MA.

Please take notice that the Select Board of the Town of Westwood, Massachusetts, as Issuing Authority for a cable television license under M.G.L. c.166A, at its meeting on December 6, 2021, continued the Cable Ascertainment Hearing to the next Select Board Meeting on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 7:00 pm. The hearing will be held in-person in the Jaillet Meeting Room at the Westwood Police Station, and via Zoom Webinar. The purpose of the public hearing will be to identify Town and public cable license renewal needs as part of the process to determine whether to issue a cable television license to Verizon, New England, Inc. Applications, reports and license drafts that may be considered at the hearing that constitute public records under state law will be available for public inspection during regular business hours and for reproduction.

Members of the public are invited to attend and be heard on: (a) whether the current cable operator’s compliance with and/or performance under its currently-existing cable license; and (b) the Town’s future community cable-related needs. The applications, reports, statements and license drafts will be available for inspection at the Select Board’s Office or the Town Clerk’s Office, both located at 580 High Street, Westwood, Massachusetts 02090.

Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so either in-person or by using the Webinar link below. In-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted based on space availability and following CDC, State, and local guidelines. Every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means, and in-person. In the event that we are unable to do so, for reasons of economic hardship and despite best efforts, we will post on the Town website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. As of this posting, the December 20, 2021, Select Board Meeting will be held hybrid (in-person and via zoom webinar). This meeting could be changed to a virtual meeting only (via zoom webinar only), and members of the public are encouraged to check the town website for more information.

To attend the December 20, 2021, meeting in-person: Jaillet Meeting Room, Westwood Police Station, 588 High Street.

To attend via Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8730...

Passcode: 300920

Or Join Zoom via Toll Free Telephone: 888 -475-4499 (Toll Free) or 833-548-0276 (Toll Free) or 833-548-0282 (Toll Free) or 877-853-5257 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 873 0408 4325

Westwood Select Board
Michael F. Walsh, Chair
John M. Hickey, Clerk
Robert R. Gotti, Third Member

Agenda: Westwood Notice Verizon Cable_Ascertainment Hearing 12.6.21_continued to 12.20.21

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