159.2004
RESOLUTION APPROVING TV-8’S REQUEST TO SHIFT OPERATIONS
FROM TOWN OF QUEENSBURY TO CITY OF GLENS FALLS
LOCATED IN WARREN COUNTY EMPIRE ZONE
RESOLUTION NO.: 159. 2004
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS,TV-8 is an FCC-licensed, low power, Class A commercial television station
located within the Town of Queensbury and serving Warren, Washington and Northern Saratoga
Counties, and
WHEREAS, TV-8 currently has four (4) full-time employees, and
WHEREAS, TV-8 has decided to relocate from its site on Quaker Road to the City of
Glens Falls in order to: 1) be closer to the main downtown transmitter and Civic Center in order
to improve its signal; 2) facilitate live, downtown programming; 3) improve its visibility; and 4)
produce more local programs and improve current ones, thereby increasing employment, and
WHEREAS, TV-8 could not find a comparable space to conduct its business within the
Town of Queensbury, and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law 959 (a)(iii),
TV-8 must secure the approval of the Town of Queensbury in order to relocate to the City of
Glens Falls located in the Warren County Empire Zone, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly conducted a public hearing and heard all
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interested persons on March 15, 2004 concerning the Company’s proposed relocation,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
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RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law 959 (a)(iii),
the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the proposal by TV-8 to shift its operations from
Quaker Road, Queensbury to the City of Glens Falls located in the Warren County Empire Zone,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign
any documentation and take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 15 day of March, 2004 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT : None