[Ww-snww-regional-list] Next meeting date -- which day works best?

Raymond DiDonato rdidonat at hotmail.com
Sun Nov 8 12:45:48 EST 2015


Hi Craig,

At this point we've looked at all the potential providers we are aware of, unless something new (or nuanced) comes up.

We figure it's going to take some time for Kopelman and Paige, or legal counsel, to do their collective review for towns they represent.  Until that is done, we wouldn't anticipate signing the agreement.

The MBI commitment letter basically moves the process of design and make ready along while we are waiting on a finalized WW agreement to consider.

Best,
Ray

Subject: Re: [Ww-snww-regional-list] Next meeting date -- which day works best?
From: cmartin at chem.umass.edu
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 12:38:26 -0500
CC: broadbandcommittee at wendellmass.us; ww-snww-regional-list at deepsoft.com
To: heller at deepsoft.com

On Nov 8, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
At Sun, 8 Nov 2015 11:22:41 -0500 Craig Martin <cmartin at chem.umass.edu> wrote:
Robbie

  The Shutesbury Broadband committee is scheduled to meet with our own
  Select Board on Tue (at least that's the current plan). On Thurs, I
  have a tentative commitment at work (likely won't know with certainty
  until Thus afternoon).

  Regarding your proposal below, does this involve the direct-to-Matrix
  design proposal (and if so, what was the outcome of queries to MBI?), or
  are you proposing to approach MBI independent of that? 
No, we are not going with Matrix.  This would be the MBI regional design.The point is to let MBI know that although we have not all decided on a provider, we are ready to start the construction process (such as Make Ready). Mostly to get to the 'head of the list’.
I’m all for anything that will push us to the head of the line. We spent Saturday morning calling residents who have not yet pre-registered with Wired West. 
I’m also for working WITH Wired West on this. While getting things done soon is critical, getting things done WELL is even more critical. I’m committed to our achieving long term stability.
  At this point, I think that the most important thing that we can do as a
  cluster of three towns is to sign on to the Wired West agreement. The
  more towns do that, and quickly, the more clout Wired West will have to
  push such things with MBI (as a cluster of three, we'll have more clout
  than individually, but as a cluster of 20-30 towns, we'll have
  significantly more). Please remember that at the moment, both Shutesbury
  and New Salem are not seriously considering "go-it-alone" models.
Wendell is not seriously considering "go-it-alone" model either really. Atthis point it is mostly a matter of making sure that the Wendell BroadbandCommittee has looked at all of the options, so we can present a recogmendationto the SelectBoard that the SelectBoard will be able to act on withconfidence.
Are there other models that Wendell is still exploring seriously? 
I certainly do agree that you have a responsibility to consider seriously all options, as we have. But at some point, soon, if that option is to be Wired West, we need to coalesce around that with demonstrated enthusiasm. It’s important that the cooperative have political strength. As towns, we gain that only by working together with one voice! That will help not only in getting things built correctly, but also in getting things done well.
Best regards
Craig

Best regards,

Craig


On Nov 7, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

Normally, the next scheduled meeting date for the Wendell Broadband Committee 
would be this coming Wednesday, but that is the 11th, Veteran's Day, a Federal 
holliday.  Possible alternitives would be either Tuesday the 10th or Thursday 
the 12th.  Which day works best for people?

Possible agenda topics:

Wired West Operating Agreement.

Sending a (joint or coordinated) 'Letter of Intent that we are ready to begin
early construction stages, such as Make Ready (even though we have not all 
nailed down who will operate the network)' to MBI from the four towns in
our cluster (New Salem, Shutesbury, Warwick, and Wendell).

The "WiredWest Finalcial Modeling Process" document handed out yesterday (I 
will try to get an electronic version to distribute).

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