Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Live reporting: Town Council - March 4, 2020

Present: Chandler, Hamblen, Pellegri, Dellorco, Mercer, Jones, Kelly, Earls, Bissanti
Absent:  none


1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast Channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.

2. CITIZEN COMMENTS
a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.

  • resident 126 Cottage, parking on Cottage
not notified of parking changes
no parking both sides of Cottage from Peck to the Crossing
all residential
Easter and other holiday gatherings for the family will be an issue with no parking available

  • O'Neil, Colt Road
re: civil discourse

  • Teresa Shea, Kristen Ave
spent over 50 years making things better for Franklin
quote from former Chair Bob Vallee
referencing letters of no confidence in Town Council

  • Lisa Caruso, Forge Hill road
working in Providence, out of the loop of what politics are here
blew the whistle on the State of RI
how about the building in Franklin?
how about the water bans?
father was a retired general, learned lessons the hard way
'get the gist of how things go'
volunteer as a peace keeper at rallies
was at the Aug 2017 rally in Boston
you'll see a lot more of me, silence is consent

'couldn't catch name'
talking about Q
mainstream media is lying to us
we have a watch dog

  • Linda Noel, Lincoln St
think you are doing a great job
some of my relatives have been treated badly
Franklin does have a problem in some corners
relatives mentioned on the Common
drawing lines in the sand and throwing mud is not the way





3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. February 5, 2020

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0
 

4. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
a. Boston Post Cane Award

102 year old receives the Boston Post Cane
Walter Zinchuck

WWII veteran with a Silver Star
born in 1917 in Haverill, moved to Franklin in 1958

2 minute recess to allow for congratulations for Walter
 



5. APPOINTMENTS
- None Scheduled

6. HEARINGS 
- None Scheduled

7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
- None Scheduled

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