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306.2014 Time Warner Cable Mountain Lake PBS RESOLUTION URGING TIME WARNER CABLE AND POTENTIAL NEW CABLE OPERATOR COMCAST TO INCLUDE MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS AS PART OF FUTURE COVERAGE FOR WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES AS WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PROVISIONAL CHARTER FOR MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS RESOLUTION NO.: 306,2014 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of New York State Education Law §246 and §236, on December 20, 1968, the University of the State of New York granted Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Warren, Washington and Hamilton Counties an educational corporation, Mountain Lake PBS, to provide educational and cultural television programming, and WHEREAS, Mountain Lake PBS signal is not currently carried in Warren and Washington Counties, and WHEREAS, citizens in Warren and Washington Counties are deprived of Mountain Lake PBS programming that is proprietary, unique and customized to the communities in its coverage area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board strongly encourages Time Warner and potential new cable operator Comcast to include Mountain Lake PBS in future cable channel listings in Warren and Washington Counties, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to forward copies of this Resolution to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirstin Gillibrand, Representative Bill Owens, Senator Elizabeth Little, Senator Kathleen Marchione, Assemblyman Dan Stec, Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, the future Assembly member in Assembly District 113 (currently vacant), and all others deemed necessary and proper, asking for their support of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 18th day of August, 2014, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: Mr. VanNess 2