Public Notice: 07/30/2024 [95cbb47445400b601b7d6e6739f16f80]

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Middle Smithfield, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing and meeting on August 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Middle Smithfield Township municipal building at 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302. The purpose of the hearing is to consider and possibly adopt an Ordinance, of which this notice is a summary, authorizing the execution of a renewal of the cable franchise agreement between the Township of Middle Smithfield and Blue Ridge Cable Technologies, Inc. t/a, d/b/a Blue Ridge Communications. The Board of Supervisors will hold the public hearing to consider the services provided by Blue Ridge Communications and the proposed Ordinance and thereafter may adopt the Ordinance and execute the renewal agreement at its meeting on August 8, 2024. The title of the proposed Ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLE SMITHFIELD, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE AMENDED CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP AND BLUE RIDGE CABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. T/A, D/B/A BLUE RIDGE COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT (8) YEAR TERM; AMENDING CHAPTER A203 OF THE MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP CODE OF ORDINANCES, CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION A203-3 RENEWING THE AMENDED CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND REMOVING THE FRANCHISE FEE; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH BLUE RIDGE COMMUNICATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE The Board of Supervisors will hold the public hearing to consider the Ordinance and thereafter may adopt the Ordinance at its meeting on August 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Middle Smithfield Township municipal building at 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302. The public is invited to attend and participate in the meeting and public hearing. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance and renewal agreement may be examined at the address set forth above, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is also available at the Monroe County Law Library and the office of this newspaper during normal business hours. All interested parties are invited to attend. MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 147 Municipal Drive East Stroudsburg, PA 18302