Franklin TV video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHS9BRE4cA&t=100
Quick recap
- Police officer Steven Dejoie sworn in replacing Officer Lawrence who had retired a couple of months ago
- A string quartet of FHS strudents played a brief piece as part of a recognition of their music achievements which also resulted in a formal proclamation of their accomplishments. Many other students recognized were in the audiance as well
- Dan Sherman provided the annual update on the town progress towards funding their OPEB liability. We are in good stead, better off than mnay other MA communities. We will do better once the Norfolk Retirement liability is paid off (2035ish) and that aminut of funding can be shifted to the OPEB liability to advance the payoff schedule
- FY 2026 - Town Administrator Jamie Hellen walked through the preview of the budget, some updates had been previewed most recently on Tuesday at the Senior Center with the Joint BUdget Listening Session. More was expanded upon here. The documents will be posted to the Town budget page today. We are in a $3.8M deficit and coming up with that (an an amount close to it) is likely h only way to maintain "level service". What we have is what will stay, if we want increases or expansions to such services, we need to get by this one first before considerning more. "we need a win" someone said in the course of the discussion
- Approval for easement granted to DCR for access to SNETT extension, also a commitment from them for $1M to help prepare it when the trail does beome ours (will take time with Federal process)
- From TA Report - another first in that the Town is first in usng opiod funding for the Art Pharmacy program, more to come on this exciting opportunity for health with an economic development aspect for local arts/culture organizations
The agenda doc ->
The budget preview presentation ->
My notes captured during the session
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| string quartet of FHS strudents |
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