Planning and Community Development
Bryan Taberner
Nutting provides an overview
Secured 200,000 grant to clean up the Nustyle building
Secured the 100,000 grant to put solar on the Parmenter School (90,000 - Town kicks in 10,000)
Open Space plan completed
Technical Review Committee
Planner
Conservation agent
Taberner
down a half of a clerical person
almost 8% of total work hours, work still gets down but it gets shifted around
Beth Dahlstrom primary focus on planning and processing of planning items
Downtown improvement project is underway, requires quarterly reports
EPA and brownfields reporting
Taberner managing half time on economic development and half on grants
Cataldo- Question on how the income from grants balances the department expenses
Grant income far exceeds the department expenses, a great return on investment
Rivera - question on the economy and problems and how it reflects on the Town
Taberner - the Nustyle property will be good to get cleaned up and returned to the tax rolls, I work on the economic opportunity areas, attracts new business. Biotechnology bylaws streamlined to enhance the process to attract businesses. Marketing of Franklin area as business friendly.
Quinn - what is the status of the Downtown revitalization project?
Taberner - we have two grant, one $5 million Federal and one $1 million. A presentation is scheduled for Wednesday May 12th in the Municipal Bldg
About a total $7 and a quarter million project, downtown all the way out to the Brick School
Emmons, Dean, etc.
If all goes according to plan, the downtown would go back to two way traffic, with lights, etc.
Construction expected late 2012 or 2013
Motion to approve, passed 9-0
Franklin, MA
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