2002-326RESOLUTION NO. 2002-326
RESOLUTION REQUESTING SYSTEMS CORP. TO RECONSIDER
ITS DECISION AND REINSTATE NEWS CENTER 6 IN THE
Mi) -HUDSON VALLEY
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New
York, on the 25�day of Novembe , 2002, at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting was called to rd4
being called, the following were p ese:
PRESENT: Supervisor -
ABSENT:
The following Resolution was int
Mr Paoloni
WHEREAS, Cablevision
nightly local newscast, News Cei
predecessor companies had provi
years, and
by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll
Joseph Ruggiero
Robert L. Valdati
Vincent F. Bettina
Joseph P. Paoloni
Christopher J. Colsey
by Mr. Colsey and seconded by
items Corp. has announced the termination of its
6, which Cablevision Systems Corp. and its
to viewers in the Mid -Hudson Valley for almost 20
WHEREAS, News Center 6 has been an important source of local news, sports,
business, and weather information to approximately 65,000 households in the Mid -
Hudson Valley, a significant portiof which are located in Dutchess County, New
York, NY, and 7
WHEREAS, this terminal
impact in the local community, es
of jobs by at least eleven local res
WHEREAS, Cablevision
premised on their providing a
in direct contravention of.
of News Center 6 results in an adverse economic
:ially in Southern Dutchess County, due to the loss
nts from the local news staff and
stems Corp.'s franchise to operate in the area is
service, which this termination of News Center 6 is
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. The recitations above setj forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. The Town Board of the Town of Wappir er does hereby strongly urge
Cablevision Systems C rp. to reconsider its decision and to reinstate at the
earliest possible date th News Center 6 program in the Mid -Hudson Valley.
3. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger does hereby encourage other
elected officials to similarly urge Cablevision Systems Corp. and to take
whatever other actions a within those officials' power to see that News
Center 6 is reinstates in the Mid -Hudson Valley.
The foregoing was put to a vote wl
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor
ROBERT L. VALDATI, Counciln
VINCENT F. BETTINA, Councili
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, Council=
CHRISTOPHER J. COLSEY, Cm
ich resulted as follows:
Voting Aye
Voting Aye
Voting Aye
Voting Aye
Voting Aye
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New Yc rk
November 25, 2002
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
L
PATRICIA J. HOHMANN
Clerk
Dutchess County Legislature
22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-48 -2100 Fax 845-486-2113
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?gislature@co. dutchess. ny. us
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RESOLUTION NO. 202269
RE: REQUESTING CABLEYISION SYSTEMS CORP. TO RECONSIDER ITS
DECISION AND REINSTATE NEWS CENTER 6 IN THE MID -HUDSON VALLEY
Legislators HORTON,HAMMO , HAAS, HIGGINS, NOEL, SWARTZ, MESERVE,
REILLY, LAWRENCE, HUTCHINGS, LEARWATER, SEARS, FORMAN, and GUTZLER offer
the following and move its adoption:
WHEREAS, Cablevision S
newscast, News Center 6, which Cable`
provided to viewers in the Mid -Hudson
WHEREAS, News Center 6 has
weather information to approximately 65
portion of which are located in Dutchess
WHEREAS, this termination of
local community, especially in Southern
residents from the local news staff, and
WHEREAS, Cablevision
providing a public service, which this
therefore, be it
Corp. has announced the termination of its nightly local
ion Systems Corp. and its predecessor companies had
alley for almost 20 years, and
a an important source of local news, sports, business, and
10 households in the Mid -Hudson Valley, a significant
unty, New York, and
Center 6 results in an adverse economic impact in the
zess County, due to the loss of jobs by at least 11 local
Corp.'s franchise to operate in the area is premised on their
enation of News Center 6 is in direct contravention of, now,
RESOLVED, that the Dutchess County Legislature does hereby strongly exhort Cablevision
Systems Corp. to reconsider its decision atid to reinstate at the earliest possible date the News Center 6
program in the Mid -Hudson Valley, and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Dutchess County Legislature does hereby encourage other elected
officials copied on this resolution to similarly exhort Cablevision Systems Corp. and to take whatever
other actions are within those officials' powers to see that News Center 6 is reinstated in the Mid -
Hudson Valley, and, be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this r
olution be forwarded to United States Senators
Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham
Clinton, Congresswoman Sue Kelly and Congressmen
Maurice Hinchey and John E. Sweeney, Governor
George E. Pataki, Senators Stephen M. Saland and
Vincent Leibell, Assemblymen Thomas Kirwan,
Joel M. Miller, Patrick R. Manning, and Willis H.
Stephens Jr., Supervisors of the Towns of
enia, Beekman, Clinton, Dover, East Fishkill, Fishkill,
Hyde Park, LaGrange, Milan, Northeast, F
awling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Red
Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford, Unionvale, Wappinger,
and Washington, Mayors of the Cities of Beacon
and Poughkeepsie, Mayors of the Villages
of Fishkill, Millbrook, Millerton, Pawling, Red Hook,
Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Wappingers Falls and
Chairman of Cablevision Systems Corp., Charles Dolan
the New York State Department of Public
Service, and Cable Television and Telecommunications
Association of New York.
Res. 202269 9/20102 mh/js Revised 10/8102 /w
STATE OF NE W YORK
COUNTY OF DUMHESS
This is to certify that 1 the undersigned t_.'%ar�r of t e La
resolution now on file in the office of said c%rlt, and which wa adopt
r ature of ttie �.'ounty of Du&k ss have compared tke foregoing resolution with tAe original
y said Legislature on the 16A day of October, 2002, and that the
some is a true and corract transcript o said ori inal resoluti and o
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