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Monday's Internet Edition, January 05, 2009.
Cable TV dues in RM removed after amendment passes
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Photo by Wendy Smith
Director of Elections Dick Silvas has been at the center of a whirlwind of drama involving nearly 1,300 proxy votes for the Freedom of Choice amendment to the Rancho Murieta Association bylaws. After passage of the amendment on Dec. 18, dues for cable television will no longer be automatically deducted.
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After weeks of vetting and tallying, the cable TV Freedom of Choice Amendment results were finally announced on Thursday, Dec. 18 during the third session of the Rancho Murieta Association’s annual membership meeting. With 1,158 votes for and 334 against, the amendment passed.
What this will mean for Rancho Murieta residents is that the $31-a-month dues paid in cable bills will no longer be automatically included in dues. This comes after the Freedom of Choice Committee, organized by a group of residents, went door to door this past summer collecting proxy votes. The group also took the RMA to court over the right to legally call for a vote on the matter, which they won.
The RMA board of directors called a special executive session for Monday, Dec. 29 in order to discuss the impact of the amendment and to clarify what they are legally required to do in terms of the contractual agreements with cable providers. They will discuss it further in a public forum at the next monthly board meeting in January.
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