the budget season, Franklin's quality of life, and more are discussed in this episode of Talk Franklin (audio)

FM #997 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 997 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" session with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation via Zoom on Thursday, May 11, 2023.  

Topics for this session

Budget season  FY 2024

Finance Committee budget hearings held May 8, 10, & 11

Town Council hearings scheduled for May 24 & 25

Quality of life

Town role vs community role for “O” (override) word

The recording runs about 27 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie on Thursday, May 11, 2023

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-997-talk-franklin-05-11-23

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Town FY 2024 budget page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget/webforms/fy-24-budget-materials 

Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator

Talk Franklin podcast page -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin 

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the budget season, Franklin's quality of life, and more are discussed in this episode of Talk Franklin (audio)