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Sparta Asks: Where is Service Electric Cable TV?

Council has been seeking meeting with cable provider since Hurricane Sandy.

The Sparta Township Council has not been able to secure a firm meeting date from representatives of Service Electric Cable Television Inc. to discuss a 10-day outage that occurred during Hurricane Sandy.

Since last fall the township has been trying to  meet with cable officials to discuss the service outage and a possible refund for Sparta residents.

Following the damaging storm, Sparta residents appeared several times at council meetings to complain about the cable company.

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On Tuesday, resident Rich Sullivan asked about the issue, saying it seemed to have dropped off the council’s agenda.

Councilman Jerry Murphy has said previously that the contract calls for periodic meetings about service.

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“This is why we wanted a two-year contract,” he said Tuesday. “So we could discuss issues like this. But they insisted on a 10-year contract.”

Township attorney Thomas Ryan said Tuesday the cable company has indicated it could meet at one of the two May council meetings.

Previously, Ryan said, the legal counsel for the cable company asked to meet in executive session with the council to discuss the complaints, but was told the matter would be discussed in a public session.

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