Dear First Selectman Sheehy,
The hard copy of the following attachments were mailed to you today. You will find Sound View's response to the Woodbridge Agreement dated February 7, 2007.
Thank you.
Tom Castelot
President
OK, so I was actually CCed on this message (along with Laurence our trusty Woodbridge CAC representative, and Dale the Sound View attorney). That's not exactly the same as receiving this blustery correspondence firsthand. But now, as I downloaded the attached files and waited for them to open on my screen, I paused to think, think, think.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear? Well, dear reader, you will have to access the Handy GovTV Document Collection to see for your self; first the Sound View Coverletter, then, when you are adequately prepared and have properly steeled yourself, the Sound View Counter Proposal. (Yes, go ahead and look now -- you can come back to this post when you are done reading the documents.)
OK. So. Our Proposal for a 22/7 town specific/regional split has been met with, essentially, a Counter Proposal that starts out offering 24/3 then quickly slides down hill from there to offer 1/4 a day of town specific on Thursdays and 0 hours for the remaining 3 days (which might otherwise be known as 0/3).
It seems we are far apart at the opening of our negotiation.
More soon!
2 comments:
We offered SVCM a minimum of 8.3 percent of the week.
SVCM offers us 46+ percent of the week, none on the weekend.
On the 1/23 meeting they said, "We have to have confidence in the switch" controlled by the head end of Cablevision. If they don't have confidence in the switch, why should we? This is where it would be logical for CV to be involved.
Before we rush to the mediation table, consider what "last best offer" we might have to settle for.
More thoughts later. --pua
It has been a long standing objective for Sound View Community Media to not deal with the Cable Adsvisory Council or any of its' committess or other bodies, Or even designated town commissions such as has been formed and are operating in Woodbridge. It likes dealing with the elected officials. It is up to the elected officials to support their Access Group or as in Fairfield, Sound View will simply cut you out of their discussions and proceed as if you do not exist or exist under the good graces of the elected official. Which may or may not be the case.. remember what was said in that first negotiation "If you can get your first selectman to appoint Cable Advisory Council members that would vote in fravor of our issues."
See you in Hartford maybe.
gman
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