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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
Roanoke County Administration Center
3738 Brambleton Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, VA 24015
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June 20, 1984
The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, met this day at the Roanoke Civic Center with
the City of Roanoke and the Town of Vinton for the purpose of a
joint public hearing to consider a rate increase request by
Roanoke Valley Cablevision, Inc. This was an adjourned meeting
from Friday, June 15, 1984.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
Mayor of the City of Roanoke, Noel Taylor, called the
meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The roll call was taken
individually by the Clerks of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke
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County, and the Town of Vinton.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman, Harry C. Nickens, Supervisors Alan H.
Brittle, Steven A. McGraw, Gary J. Minter
MEMBERS ABSENT:
vice Chairman, Athena E. Burton
IN RE:
OPENING CEREMONIES
The invocation was offered by Mayor Taylor. The Pledge
of Allegiance was recited by all present.
IN RE: ELECTION OF A PRESIDING OFFICER
City Councilman Harvey moved that Mayor Taylor be
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nominated as Presiding Officer over the meeting. The motion was
seconded and carried by a unanmous voice vote. Mayor Taylor was
elected as the Presiding Officer by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
Supervisors McGraw, Minter, Brittle, Nickens
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
Supervsor Burton
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RECEIPT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON PERMITTING
ROANOKE VALLEY CABLEVISION, INC. TO INCREASE
ITS MONTHLY CHARGES FOR BASIC SERVICE,
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FOR THE FIRST SET,
AND FOR EACH ADDITIONAL SET, INCLUDING
CONVERTER.
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APPROVED
Mayor Taylor explained that the Roanoke Valley
Cablevision Committee recommended the following rate increases
pursuant to their meetings of May 11 & 17, 1984: increase in the
monthly charge for the first set including converter for basic
service (residential and commercial) of not more than an
additional $.50 per month; and an increase in the monthly charge
for each additional set including converter for basic service
(residential) of not more than an additional $2.25 per month.
Mr. Bernie Langheim, General Manager of Roanoke Valley
Cablevision, and Mr: Robert E. Glenn, Attorney for Roanoke Valley
first rate increase request in the eight years of service.
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Cablevision, presented statements indicating that this is the
Roanoke County representatives to the Cablevision
Committee are Donald R. Flanders, County Administrator; and
Supervisors Athena E. Burton and Gary J. Minter. Mr. Howard E.
Musser, Vice Mayor of the City of Roanoke and Chairman of the
Roanoke Valley Cablevision Committee, recommended extension of
the services and the monthly rate increases of $.50 and $2.25.
There were no citizen objections. Following discussion
and questions from the elected officials, motions were made and
carried by the City of Roanoke and the Town of Vinton to concur
with the Cablevision Committee recommendations. Supervisor
Minter moved that Roanoke County concur with the Committee's
recommendations, and the motion carried by the followiong roll
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call vote:
AYES:
Supervisors McGraw, Minter, Brittle, Nickens
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
Supervisor Burton
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IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
At 8:58 p.m., Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting.
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