Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Town Council doesn't like the snow removal bylaw wording, hears migrant housing status update, and Joint Budget Subcmte update (audio)

FM #1079 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1079 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares the Town Council meeting held in Council Chambers on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. All 9 members of the Council were present in the Council Chambers. 


Quick recap:

Discussion: A Bylaw to Amend the Code of the Town of Franklin by Inserting Chapter 147, Snow and Ice, Removal Of  - the proposal failed to get moved to a second reading (by a 4-5 vote - 4 for, 5 against), it will go back for further work by Administration and come back for another first reading


Migrant update – nothing major is new


Joint Budget Subcmte Mtg

Brief update on FY 24, change in new growth coming, reduction of $250K, implications remain TBD

Schools updated some of their numbers, planning for FY 25, to include the 4 years after, due approx.. Mar/Apr; looking into comparable communities (i.e. Hockomock League)

Next Joint session in Jan 2024


The recording runs 1 hour and 46 minutes. Let’s listen to the Town Council meeting on Oct 11, 2023.  Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1079-franklin-ma-town-council-mtg-10-11-23


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The Franklin TV video is available for replay ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7gfH__gYXk

Town Administrator's Report: Migrant Status from the Town Council Mtg Oct 11, 2023 (audio) https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/town-administrators-report-migrant.html


Town Council agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_oct_11_2023.pdf


My full set of notes captured via Twitter during the meeting are collected in a single PDF for easier reading  -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SZ4uXFaq0j33jI4XaFIjXCcU7S_f6b3S/view?usp=drive_link

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Franklin, MA: Town Council Agenda for Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023 at 7 PM
Franklin, MA: Town Council Agenda for Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023 at 7 PM

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