The city council meeting was packed Tuesday evening and, sadly, five people were not even allowed into the public meeting and not allowed to participate because the room reached capacity. Four members of the Open Access Petition group spoke including the group's attorney, Paul Kidwell.
Cartoon videos I've created have been circulating the past few days on Facebook. Our latest video about rumors coming out of City offices: Here are links to the original four videos:
from: http://www.muninetworks.org/content/business-interest-cortez-muni-network-exceeds-expectations Business Interest in Cortez Muni Network Exceeds Expectations Wed, June 29, 2011 Last month, we were excited to write about the open access network in Cortez, Colorado. We can update the story with information from this article: [B]usiness participation on Cortez's own municipal fiber-optic network has exceeded expectations - with 76 drops purchased to connect 98 Cortez businesses to the network. Rick Smith, director of the city's General Services Department, said crews are working to get the drops connected and to extend conduit to the west side of Broadway Street.
From the OpenAccessPettion.org website: We need YOU to come to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 5 at 7pm. We need City Council to understand this issue won't just go away. City Council meets at the City Hall (on Oak Street behind the Library) in the Council Chambers. Tell us on facebookyou are coming: Need a ride? We can help, call 573.840-0525. Want to Volunteer? We need help, call 573.738-0055 What Else Can You Do: - Post on facebook & tweet that you are coming to the meeting and invite other locals to do so - Call friends and ask them to join you at the council meeting - Are you part of a group? Contact them and ask
After gathering 700 signatures, the Open Access Petition group contacted City Clerks office early last week to be placed on the agenda of the upcoming City Council meeting. According to the City's own website (http://PoplarBluff-mo.gov) any citizen can ask a city staff to be on the agenda.
