Clarksburg Seniors Have Deadline for Cable DiscountBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff 01:13AM / Thursday, October 30, 2014 | |
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CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Selectmen on Wednesday signed a long-term contract with Time Warner Cable.
The regional agreement is for 10 years — but seniors only have two days to apply for a monthly discount included in the contract.
"Ultimately what's going to happen is they are expecting Comcast to buy them out," Town Administrator Carl McKinney said. "But Comcast will honor the discount only if they sign up by Nov. 1."
In other business, McKinney said the town is looking into a dumping area off East Road.
"The woods are littered like a dump," he said, including car parts, heating oil tanks, tires, lawn mowers and a broken down shed. There is also an old unsecured well that could pose a danger to children.
The town's Board of Health, Conservation Commission and police have been working on a resolution for cleaning up the area, which is on private property.
"You can't see it from the road," McKinney said. "I didn't know how bad it is."
Officials are also working toward an anticipated special town meeting in early December.
Should free cash be certified by that time, voters will be able decide on outstanding bills from last fiscal year.
A special town meeting earlier this year failed when all the fiscal articles had to be pulled back because the town did not have enough free cash to fund them.
The Selectmen are preparing the warrant as far in advance as possible to comply with a new policy that calls for all town department heads to sign off on the validity and legitimacy of each article related to their departments.
Officials hope that by including more expert review, they can avoid another debacle.
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