These comments were shared in early 2006 as we were asking to
get underway....
For Commissioner Myers
- I am in strong support of changing the programming on
Abington's Channel 43. I have believed for years that all
Township Commissioner and School Board meetings should be
broadcast on a regular basis to allow all citizens access to the
information and proposals made at these meetings. The time to
start that is now.
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer – Please Televise
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For
Commissioner Ring –
email Please televise the meetings and get more programming
Channel 43, owned and operated by Abington
Township in conjunction with the Abington
School District is one of the
most under-used of the Government and Public Access Channels in
this area. Abington residents have long wanted to get the
programming upgraded, but have met with no success. I am tired
of seeing the scrolling bulletin board and want to see our
governmental meetings aired as
the first improvement, and then to stick with the issue for more
programming.
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For Commissioner M. O’Connor – email
I live in ward 3 and Michael O'Connor
is my commissioner. I am very much in favor of broadcasting
meetings on Channel 43.
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For Commissioner Ring - Email Please televise the meetings
and get more programming.
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For
Commissioner Ring – Email
E Committee - Chan 43 in Abington
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For CommissionerRing -
Email Please televise the meetings and get more programming
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For Commissioner
Gillespie - Caller - who
spoke to the Commissioner to televise the meetings
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For
Commissioner J. O’Connor
(per address) - Email please televise the meetings and get more
programming
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Caller asking to televise
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email
I've grown up with the Abington channel being no more than
colored words. Sometimes I'd watch the Cheltenham channel - and
wondered why abington students couldn't have a similar site.
There are plenty of students who'd love to be involved in an A/V
program. And the board meetings, something which are already
filmed, should be shown on the channel as well. The more
opportunity for students to partake in their governmental
processes, the better. Why don't we have a great channel like
other districts? The resources seem to be available.
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For
Commissioner Weilheimer -
Caller- Please Televise
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For
Commissioner J. O’Connor
- Email Please Televise the Meetings and Get More
Programming You have my full support!
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For
Commissioner J. O’Connor
- Caller Please televise
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For
Commissioner Ring - Email
Please televise
the meetings and get more programming
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please televise the meetings
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For
Commissioner Lynott -
Email dear Sir please televise the township meetings and get
more programs.
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For
Commissioner Carlin -
Email Please televise the meetings and get more
programming.
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For Commissioner Agostine
– Caller-Add me to the list
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For Commissioner
Wachter - Email Channel 43
E-committee
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For Commissioner
Wachter – Email Please
televise the meetings and get more programming
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For Commissioner
Ring - Email
"Channel 43" Please televise the Township Board meetings,
committee meetings and other relevant meetings on Channel 43 so
that residents can stay attuned to the inter-workings of their
local government. Thank you,
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For
Commissioner M. O’Connor
- Caller - Please televise
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For Commissioner
Gillespie – Email
Abington Township Meetings on Channel 43
Dear Mike,
After attending the recent Abington Commissioners Meeting,
regarding programming ideas for the Township's Government Access
channel 43, my wife and I would like to request that Abington
Township meetings be included in the Township broadcast schedule on channel 43.
Most Township residents have very busy schedules, which can make
it difficult to attend Township meetings - so in fairness to the
taxpaying residents of the Township, broadcasting the meetings
on channel 43 would certainly keep the residents better informed
about issues facing our community. As for the suggestion that
the minutes of the meetings can be found on the Township
website, - there are residents that do not have access to the
internet, and sadly, it also can take months for the minutes of
the meetings to be updated on the Township website - so this is
not an informational option for the community.
Looking forward to seeing Abington Township Meetings on channel
43 soon.
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email
Please televise the
meetings and get more programming
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For Commissioner
J. O’Connor - Email Please
televise the meetings and get more programming
Good luck! If I can help, please let me know. My commissioner is
Jay O'Connor, Ward 4. -
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Yes,
do sign us up for any information. We do care about the issues
in our area.
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For Commissioner
Gillespie - Email
Please Televise the Meetings and Get More Programming
Just saw this e-mail today, though I know it's past the March
1st meeting. I'd love to see meetings televised. My commissioner
is Mike Gillespie. Thanks,
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For Commissioner
M O’Connor (per address)
- Email Concerned Citizen Request
Please televise the meeting, get more programming, and work on
the music and sound accompaniment of your announcements- it's
awful! Thank you.
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email
Please televise the meetings and get more programming
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For Commissioner
Ring (per address) but
thought Commissioner was Lynott - Email "Channel 43"
Thanks to one and all for your efforts for Abington citizens. I
have contacted the commissioners and urged them to immediately
start airing the commissioner's meetings on TV. I feel we do not
need 24 hr. programming, let's just go with what we have
available now which are the meetings and some school activities.
We are a first class township and we should proudly show it.
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For
Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please televise the meetings and get
more programming Re Channel 43: My family would watch
this channel, not for entertainment, but to see our township
government and school district in action. To see the
Commissioner's meetings, committee meetings and School Board
meetings would be a real asset. I hope that our commissioner,
Gail Weilheimer, will support our wishes. Thanks for your
attention.
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For
Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please show the meeting
To Whom it May Concern: Please begin airing the Abington
Township Commissioner meetings on Channel 43. My husband and I
would watch every one.Thank you very much for your effort to
implement this programming improvement!
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For Commissioner
Carlin - Email - township
meetings
Just recently, I became aware of the fact that the Township
Commissioner's meetings could be televised on local channel 43
very easily. Without addressing the reasons why this has not
happened to date, I would strongly suggest that this be done
immediately so that all of us can become involved and understand
the problems in this township and how they are being addressed.
I cannot see any reason for this not to happen, as it can only
lead to getting all of the Abington Townships residents to
become involved and to want to participate in local questions.
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For
Commissioner Agostine -
Email
Please televise the
meetings. Do not want an elaborate studio either.
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For
Commissioner M. O’Connor
- Email Please televise the meetings and Get more programming
Our commissioner is Michael O'Connor. The
Cheltenham channel has some good
programming from the high school. It would be good to involve
Abington students in producing programming. Perhaps Jenkintown
could be involved as well.
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please
televise township meetings Please improve the content on channel
43.
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please
televise the meetings and get more programming Channel 43, owned
an operated by Abington
Township in conjunction with the Abington
School District is one of the
most under-used of the Government and Public Access Channels in
this area. Abington residents have long wanted to get the
programming upgraded, but have met with no success. Please
consider improving the programming so as to be helpful for
residents, starting with announcements of government meetings.
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For
Commissioner Zappone -
Email "Chan 43" PLEASE TELEVISE THE MEETINGS AND GET MORE
PROGRAMMING OUR COMMISSIONER IS DENNIS ZAPPONE
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For
Commissioner Benzak
- Email Please Televise the Meetings and Get More
My commisioner is Les Benzak, Ward 6. I have long thought that
meetings should be televised. There is really no excuse not to.
We can't all go to meetings, especially those of us with young
children. And yet, so many decisions get made that affect our
children and the only citizens involved tend to be the ones who
don't want to spend any money on the schools or the parks.
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For
Commissioner Agostine -
Email Please televise… In the Times Chronicle of 03/05/06
Commissioner Agostine is reported as saying that many of her
residents do not have cable. I question that generalization and
would like to know the basis for the Commissioner's statement.
Is it fact or belief only? Please let me know if you are unable
to get an answer to this question from Commissioner Agostine.
Thank you.
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For Commissioner
Lynott - Email Please televise
the meetings and get more programming
Mr Lynott is my commissioner
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For
Commissioner
Weilheimer (per address) - Email Please Televise the meetings
and get more programming
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For Commissioner
Ring - Email Please televise the
meetings and get more programming My Commissioner is James Ring.
I think that as a "public access" channel, the Boy Scouts have
as much right as anybody to use some airtime to publicize its
program. Thank You,
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For
Commissioner
DiJoseph (not sure) - Email Please televise meetings and get
more programming. Just to have access to school board meetings
for those who cannot always attend would be so helpful to all
abington Township residents. Thank You
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For Commissioner
Agostine - Caller
Doretta Agostine Ward 7 Commissioner – Not sure how I can
help—please keep me informed.
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For Commissioner
Schreiber - Caller
Please televise the meetings Lori Schreiber ( is commissioner)
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - Email Please
televise meetings, etc.
This is an important issue. I'm uncertain of who will be funding
the equipment and running the cameras. This should not be funded
by the Township or the School Board. Their budgets are tight
enough. I live in Ward 1 and my commissioner is Gail Weilheimer.
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For Commissioner
Agostine - Email
please televise the meetings, Doretta ( is Commissioner )
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Ring
- Email Please televise the meetings and get more programming
Please let Jim Ring know we care about this.
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For Commissioner
Ring - Caller in support
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DiJoseph - Email Please televise the meetings and get more
programming
I would like to see the township televise meetings.My
commissioner is Carol DiJoseph.
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Lynott - Email please televise meetings and GET MORE
PROGRAMMING!!! If I have to read one more time about delinquent
taxes, I think I will scream!!! I can't believe this issue has
been dragging on as long as it has been. Aren't there more
important things going on? Hope to see a better channel 43 soon.
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Benzak - Email Televise the meetings Why is it that
more and more political meeting are trying to keep tax payers in
the dark? And how come the "new Commissioners" don't have a
problem with televising the meetings? Maybe we need more "new
Commissioners" (Way to go Les and Lori). Lets go Abington. What
are you waiting for? It's there use it. TELEVISE THE MEETINGS
FOR THE TAX PAYERS!!!!!!!!!!
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For
Commissioner
Wachter – Caller Add us to the list
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For Commissioner
Gillespie - Caller - who also
said she called her Commissioner
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For Commissioner
Zappone - Caller add me to list
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For Commissioner
Gillespie - Caller I am in support of televising
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For
Commissioner Lynott -
Caller I am in support of televising
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For
Commissioner
Wachter - Caller in support and will call Commissioner
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For Commissioner
M. O’Connor – Email
Channel 43 E-Committee
Ward 3 Michael O’Connor
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For Commissioner
Weilheimer - We would like all public meetings of Abington
Twp. to be televised on channel 43 We live in Ward 1 and our
commisioner is Gail Weliheimer