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<br />These achievements were made possible because of financial assistance provided
<br />by your city and the 195 other municipalities that contributed to our effort.
<br />• Participating cities collectively contributed $62,b48, of which $61,541 was paid
<br />out in attorney's fees for direct lobbying in Washington, and $1,107 was ex-
<br />pended on mailings and other administrative items. Based on the record, these
<br />funds obviously were well spent.
<br />At this juncture, it is necessary for us to request that your city provide addi-
<br />tional financial support to Cities For Responsible Cable Policy. Our nominal
<br />expenditures to date have yielded substantial results, but S. 66 and H.R. 4103 ti
<br />are still very much alive, and it will take considerable money and on-site work
<br />in Washington by our coalition lobbyists in order to prevent the passage of
<br />tt-ese bills.
<br />Your city's financial assistance is urgently, and immediately, needed. I,le are
<br />requesting contributions according to the following schedule:
<br />City Population Contribution
<br />Less than 1,000 $150
<br />1,000 to 4,999 250•
<br />5,000 to 9,999 ~ 500
<br />10,000 to 25,000 750
<br />Over 25,000 1~` per capita, minimum of $750
<br />Without the active financial support of Texas cities, chances are that we will
<br />lose everything to the national cable lobby. With your help, we stand a chance
<br />of preventing the cable industry from taking away all of our CATV regulatory
<br />powers.
<br />• Please use the enclosed form to advise us whether your city can participate.
<br />Thank you for your consideration.
<br />Sincerely yours,
<br />STEERING COMMITTEE, CITIES FOR
<br />RESPONSIBLE CABLE POLICY:
<br />Kathy Wetherby, Councilmember, Ft. Worth (Chairman)
<br />Gary Gwyn, City Manager, Tyler, (Vice Chairman)
<br />North Barden, City Manager, College Station
<br />Susan Beckley, Cable Administrator, Plano
<br />Bill Cox, Councilmember, Beaumont
<br />King Cole, City Manager, Bellaire
<br />Don Davis, City Manager, Big Spring
<br />Don Dodson, Mayor, Bedford
<br />David Eisenlohr, Asst. to City Mgr., Grand Prairie
<br />Fred Hays, City Manager, Vernon
<br />Allen henry, Mayor, Lubbock
<br />Tom James, Director of Consumer Service, Dallas
<br />• Charles i•icNabb, Assistant City Attorney, E1 Paso
<br />Grace ~icNett, Adm. Asst., Corpus Christi
<br />Herb Prouty, City Attorney, Temple
<br />Mark Rose, Councilmember, Austin
<br />• Billie Jo Tennill, City Secretary, Odem
<br />,Darlene Vale, Cable Coordinator, McAllen
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