Reporting by walking around - part 2 (photo essay)

Sunday afternoon, I took a good walk in the warm sunshine. Here are some photos captured along the walk.

The entrance to the former Pond St sewer plant. This is the entrance to the land now out looking for some responses to either one of two RFPs. One to lease the land for solar, two to purchase the land and develop it.

Starbucks is not yet open in its new location

Noodles is open and was quite busy this afternoon, very few parking spaces available.
What will Starbucks and whatever else is going in there do?

the curb cut on RT 140 allows a right turn into Starbucks and a right turn only exit

Curry House has its new sign up. Had photos of it when it first appeared but think I missed sharing it then

the site of the proposed Horace Mann statue. While 150 Emmons has been sold, some of the land on this corner has been rettained for the statue and some greenspace

The committee to work on the Horace Mann statue is to be created at the Town Council meeting on Wednesday and then members appointed.

Beautification Day was held Saturday and the results can be seen around downtown Franklin

Thanks to the Downtown Partnership and all the volunteers and sponsors for helping to make Frankin  look really nice!

in just a couple of weeks, the canopy cover has returned as the trees have filled out with leaves

well, some trees are not filling out. Falling victim to one of more of the diseases or infestations of those creepy crawling inch worms, etc.

Some trees appear to be more affected than others. While rows of trees along the road are now bare or barely surviving.