Southtowns Record

7/14/26 Board Packet

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight

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“Equipment” shall mean any poles, wires, cable, antennae, underground conduits,
manholes, and other conductors, fixtures, equipment and other facilities used for
the maintenance and operation of physical facilities located in the Streets, including
the Cable System.

“FCC” shall mean the Federal Communications Commission and any successor
governmental entity thereto.

“Franchise” shall mean the non-exclusive rights granted pursuant to this Franchise
to construct operate and maintain a Cable System along the public ways within all
or a specified area in the Franchise Area.

“Franchise Area” shall mean the geographic bouwadaries of the Grantor and shall
include any additions thereto by annexation or otier legal means.

“Gross Revenue” means any revenue, as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, received by the Grantee from the operation of the
Cable System to provide Cable Services in the Franchise Area, provided, however,
that such phrase shall not include: (1) any taxes,fees or assessments collected by
the Grantee from Subscribers for pass-through toa government agency, including,
without limitation, any state or federal regulatory fees, the franchise fee, or any
sales or utility taxes; (2) unrecovered bad debt; (3) credits, refunds and deposits
paid to Subscribers; (4) any exclusions available under applicable State law.

“Person”  shall  mean  an  individual,  partnenhip,  association,  organization,
corporation, trust or governmental entity.

“Service Area” shall mean the area described in srbsection 6.1 herein.

“Standard Installation” shall mean installations toresidences and buildings that are
located up to 150 feet from the point of connectionto Grantee’s existing distribution
system.

“State” shall mean the State of New York.

“Street” shall include each of the following located within the Franchise Area:
public streets, roadways, highways, bridges, land paths, boulevards, avenues, lanes,
alleys, sidewalks, circles, drives, easements, rights of way and similar public ways
and extensions and additions thereto, including but not limited to public utility
easements, dedicated utility strips, or rights-of-way dedicated for compatible uses
now or hereafter held by the Grantor in the Franchise Area, which shall entitle the
Grantee to the use thereof for the purpose of installing, operating, extending,
repairing and maintaining the Cable System.

“Subscriber” shall mean any Person lawfully receiving Cable Service from the
Grantee.