The Finance Committee will review the adjustments to the final FY 2024 budget to the town (including school funding) on Wednesday, Nov 8. The Town Council will meet Nov 15 to reorganize (determine Chair, Vice-Chair & Clerk) and vote on the final FY 2024 budget. Then on Nov 21, the Town Council in its first significant act for the new 2-year term will vote to set the tax rate.
Your local priorities are set by the Town and School administration with oversight and approval by the Town Council and School Committee. Your vote determines who gets those seats.
Yes, we should have more candidates to choose from but that is something we as a community will need to work on for next time around (Nov 2025).
Aside from the local races, the ballot question to fund the Tri-County new school is up for vote. Will Franklin decide to fund it via a debt exclusion (30 years, approx. $2M/year) or will they force the Tri-County expense to come from the regular operating budget which would likely mean cuts across all the Town and School budgets.
** Sample ballot via Town Clerk page ->
** Listen to Town Clerk Nancy Danello walk us through the Oct 24 Tri-County election (now completed) and the Town Biennial Election Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023
** Other info shared during the election season is collected in one page ->
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