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2000 was 3.4 %. Increasing the current PEG fee by this amount results in an eight cent <br />increase per subscriber, per month, to $2.38. <br />As you know, upgrading our equipment systems to the digital format, including Master <br />Control, providing staff necessary to reach our stated goals, and maintaining a facility <br />that gives us adequate space and security are expensive to provide. Increasing the <br />PEG fee and continuing to support the Media Center's efforts through grants from <br />franchise fees will make it possible to reach those goals. <br />Staff continues to provide valuable services to the community and the community is <br />beginning to take notice. We receive more and more calls from people who would like <br />us to cover an event, as well as from people who have seen a program they liked and <br />wanted to comment. It is also worth noting, that while there is a trend in Anoka County <br />toward reversing the public's access to production equipment and training, we continue <br />to invest time and money in the purchase of equipment and the development of training <br />programs for the general public. <br />Through staff interaction with schools, organizations and cities our place in the <br />community has become more defined and recognizable. The expectation for the future <br />is that we will become even more important to the communities we serve. With the <br />continued support of the Operations Committee and the Cable Commission, channel 15 <br />can only grow as a source for information and entertainment focused on our seven <br />cities. <br />s <br />it <br />