Mayor and City Council Affirm the Future of Access Tucson and Tucson 12
Last Tuesday 3/9 the Mayor and Council took an important step toward the survival of community media in Tucson. By a vote of 6-1 (with Councilmember Rodney Glassman voting no – he moved to eliminate all funding for Access Tucson next year [...]

REVISED AGENDA
Access Tucson
Board of Directors
Thursday, March 11, 2010
5:00 p.m.
Access Tucson
124 E. Broadway
1. Call to order 5:00 p.m.
2. Roll call 5:00 p.m.
3. Call to the audience 5:05 p.m.
4. Approval of minutes – January 14 and January 27, 2009 – discussion/action 5:20 p.m.
5. City of Tucson – report/update 5:20 p.m.
6. Cox Communications – report/update 5:30 p.m.
7. Comcast – report/update 5:35 p.m.
8. Executive Director – report/update 5:40 p.m.
9. 2010 Annual Meeting 5:50 p.m.
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In the last few months, the Mayor and Council received hundreds of calls and emails in support of Access Tucson and in the last 10 days, a small group of public access producers have collected more than 1000 signatures on the petition drive to keep Access Tucson alive and well.
Today, the Mayor and Council [...]

AGENDA
Access Tucson
Board of Directors
Thursday, March 11, 2010
5:00 p.m.
Access Tucson
124 E. Broadway
1. Call to order 5:00 p.m.
2. Roll call 5:00 p.m.
3. Call to the audience 5:05 p.m.
4. Approval of minutes – January 14 and January 27, 2009 – discussion/action 5:20 p.m.
5. City of Tucson – report/update 5:20 p.m.
6. Cox Communications – report/update 5:30 p.m.
7. Comcast – report/update 5:35 p.m.
8. Executive Director – report/update 5:40 p.m.
9. 2010 Annual Meeting – nomination of additional [...]

On January 27th Access Tucson announced that facilities would be closed February 10th through March 9th to save money and allow Access Tucson the time to work with the City of Tucson on a plan that keeps public access alive.
The City promised to move quickly. The City Manager’s recommendation to keep Access Tucson operating was [...]