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Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Saturday, May 7, 2022
It's May! And time for Stamp Out Hunger & the Empty Bowls Dinner
Finance Committee: Budget Hearing #1 - General Government - May 9, 2022 - 6:30 PM
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
a. March 9, 2022
a. General Government - Accounts 111 Town Council, 123 Town Administrator, 131 Finance Committee, 135 Comptroller, 141 Assessors, 147 Treasurer-Collector, 151 Legal, 152 Human Resources, 155 Information Technology, 161 Town Clerk, 164 Elections & Registration, 176 Appeals Board (ZBA), 177 Planning & Growth Management, 184 Agricultural Commission, 192 Public Properties & Buildings, 196 Central Services
b. Human Services - 510 Board of Health, 541 Council on Aging, 543 Veterans Services
c. Culture & Recreation - 610 Library, 630 Recreation, 690 Historical Museum, 691 Historical Commission, 695 Cultural Council, 696 Cultural District Committee.
d. Debt & Interest - 710 Debt Service - Principal, 750 Debt Service - Interest
e. Employee Benefits: 910 Retirement & Pension, 945 Risk Management (Liability Insurance)
FY23 Town Administrator Budget Materials website |
Space Needs & Facilities Assessment Subcommittee - May 10 - 6 PM
o Current residential building projects in towno Home and condo sales, year to dateo Specialized program space needs (current)o Updated space utilization (K-8)o Franklin district map layerso Other
Franklin Police on FHS baseball vs Sharon incident
"Franklin Vs Sharon Baseball Game Incident
It was brought to our attention by the Franklin School Department that fans at a Franklin High School baseball game yesterday (Thursday) allegedly made antisemitic, racist, and homophobic epithets towards players of the Sharon baseball team.
The Franklin Police Department in no way supports or condones this alleged behavior. The matter is currently being investigated by the Franklin School Department. The FPD will assist the School Department if needed but there is no current criminal investigation into the matter.
If information arises that warrants a criminal investigation one will be opened."
Shared from the Twitter thread beginning with -> https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1522753283596632064
Franklin Police on FHS baseball vs Sharon incident |
Panther News: Friday, May 6, 2022 (video)
Panther News for Friday, May 6, 2022, Video link -> https://youtu.be/d4cMEI73CYc
Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of MA, to visit St John’s on the Feast of Pentecost
The Right Reverend Gayle E Harris, Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, to visit St John’s on the Feast of Pentecost.
On Sunday, June 5th at 10 AM, St John’s is pleased to welcome Bishop Gayle Harris as Presider and Preacher for its Family Service on the Feast of Pentecost. Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, is the day that Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, and it’s often thought of as the birthday of the Church. Right Reverend Gayle E Harris
Bishop Harris will celebrate the Eucharist and distribute Communion, and will offer a children’s sermon. After the service, she will have an informal conversation with the congregation during a potluck lunch.
All are welcome to attend.
- For more information:
Like us on Facebook / See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org
Economic Development Subcommittee discusses Franklin For All objectives (audio)
FM #789 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 789 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of the Economic Development Subcommittee meeting held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in the Council Chambers.
Quick recap:
Next Franklin for All Forum is scheduled for May 16, at THE BLACK BOX. MAPC may provide the recommendations beforehand to enable a worthy discussion as they are looking for feedback on the high level proposals. The subcommittee expressed desire to have such documentation beforehand. While MAPC was present they did not commit to do so,
Much of the meeting was simply discussion among the subcommittee on the goals, how to accomplish them, etc. Towards the end of the discussion, they did get to some of the key items in that some of the process for making things “by right” need to be improved, so the discussion on what those should be can be expected to occur at subsequent meetings.
The recording of the meeting runs about 56 minutes.
Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-789-economic-development-subcmte-mtg-05-04-22--------------
Meeting agenda doc ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-05-04_edc_agenda_.pdf
Franklin TV YouTube video -> https://youtu.be/UnEXp2fNNtU
My notes taken via Twitter and captured in one PDF can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sirs0iYh47R0ECMd0VBWK16NIpKNGhP8/view?usp=sharing
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
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If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
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If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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Economic Development Subcommittee discusses Franklin For All objectives (audio) |
More Perfect Union: 046 - MA Attorney General Candidates (With Quentin Palfrey and Shannon Liss-Riordan) (audio)
"In this episode, the group is joined by two of the candidates running for the position of Massachusetts Attorney General; Quentin Palfrey and Shannon Liss-Riordan. The two discuss their backgrounds in government and law, the issues facing the Mass Attorney General's office currently, what they'd aim to achieve if elected and so much more. "
Audio link -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/046-ma-attorney-general-with-quentin-palfrey-and-shannon-liss-riordan
More Perfect Union: 046 - MA Attorney General Candidates |
If all we get is 5%, maybe it is time to ask what can we do better?
When most people toss a plastic bottle or cup into the recycling bin, they assume that means the plastic is recycled – but a new report lays bare how rarely that actually happens.
According to the Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics, the organization behind the report released on Wednesday, the recycling rate for post-consumer plastic was just 5% to 6% in 2021.
The Department of Energy also released a research paper this week, which analyzed data from 2019, and came to the same number: only 5% of plastics are being recycled. The researchers on that report wrote that landfilled plastic waste in the United States has been on the rise for many reasons, including “low recycling rates, population growth, consumer preference for single-use plastics, and low disposal fees in certain parts of the country”, according to a press release.
Dept of Energy report -> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921344922002087?via%3Dihub
If all we get is 5%, maybe it is time to ask what can we do better? |
Friday, May 6, 2022
Franklin's Event Outlook: May 6, 2022 to May 12, 2022
May is blossoming and events are increasing, be careful as COVID is still among us. Boomer will be out at Dean as thy graduate their 156th Class. The Rail Trail 5K runs/walks on Saturday. Franklin Federated holds their silent auction and there are events at the Library and THE BLACK BOX to take in.
2:00pm - An Afternoon with Mark Twain and Stephen Foster,
8:00pm - T.3
1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker
7:00pm - Physician Assisted Suicide
6:30pm - Poor Richard’s Women: a presentation from author Nancy Rubin Stuart
Find the full calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
Franklin Downtown Traffic Alert -> Dean Commencement Saturday, May 7 at 11 AM
The Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony will be held in front of Dean Hall (rain or shine), along Awpie Way, on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM
For more about the Commencement visit https://www.dean.edu/alumni/commencement/
Dean's mascot "Boomer" out on the lawn for major events |
Second Sunday Speaker Series: Leigh Schoberth, "Stone Walls of New England" - May 8
Doors open at 1:00, admission is always free. The Second Sunday Speaker Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum.
The museum is located at 80 West Central Street, is wheelchair accessible and entry is always free.
You can also visit the Historical Museum on the web at http://franklinhistoricalmuseum.org/
or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FHM02038
Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St |
Making Sense of Climate #8 - discussing transportation in a climate ready Franklin - 04/27/22 (audio)
FM #788 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 789 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We are also joined by Marissa B, from the 350 MA Franklin Node group. We recorded this via the Zoom conference bridge Apr 27, 2022.
Ted helps me “make sense of climate” and we hope this helps with your understanding as well. Marissa joined Ted and I for this session.
If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session
The recording runs about 45 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Marissa and Ted McIntyre as he helps us “make sense of climate” regarding transportation in a climate ready Franklin.
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-788-making-sense-of-climate-8-04-27-22
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Articles referenced
IPCC - Chapter 5 https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/
The pdf of the chapter in the 2033 mitigation report
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FinalDraft_Chapter05.pdf
Good2Go - pilot of electric vehicle rental in four locations within Boston
https://www.mapc.org/news/boston-kicks-off-new-electric-vehicle-car-share-program/
Complete streets via MASS DOT https://www.mass.gov/complete-streets-funding-program
Town of Franklin “Complete Streets” https://www.franklinma.gov/engineering/pages/complete-streets
The day the trolley died - somewhere in the 1920’s https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/57968/hometown-history-12-streetcar-named-expire
Here is the Westervelt discussion
https://www.drilledpodcast.com/debunking-demand-ipcc-mitigation-report-part-1/
Here is a more pointed analysis
https://braveneweurope.com/timothee-parrique-degrowth-for-the-first-time-in-ipcc-report
See the page that collects the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes ->
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"