Dear Franklin Residents,
Franklin is your home. Maybe you moved here for easy access to the commuter rail. Maybe you moved to Franklin because it’s one of America’s safest towns thanks to the exemplary police and fire departments. Maybe the top-notch schools, music, athletic, and recreation programs, or the many fine restaurants called you to Franklin. Maybe you were born in Franklin, you attended the Little Red Schoolhouse, and today you enjoy the Senior Center's many wonderful activities. Maybe you are hooked into public water and sewer and you’re looking forward to another 100 years of a functioning sewer system thanks to the Beaver Street interceptor project. For all these reasons and many more, you are rightfully proud to call Franklin home. Today, the fiscal challenges that started brewing when Proposition 2 1/2 was put into effect in 1982 have cooked up a kettle of trouble. As the Joint Budget Subcommittee’s listening tour proved, Franklin can no longer afford the quality of life to which residents have become accustomed unless each of you chips in a little extra.
It’s easy to drive by one of our schools and think our students are getting the same education that you or a neighbor received 15 years ago. It’s easy to drive by a fire station and think that an ambulance is only two minutes from my house if I’m not paying enough attention when I use the bagel slicer. It’s easy to think the Town Clerk is available five days a week to complete your marriage application. Unfortunately, unless you vote YES on June 3rd, town offices will close earlier, class sizes will increase while course offerings decrease, the third ambulance will come from a neighboring town instead of your local fire station, and the police department will lose highly trained officers. As the proud leader of the Franklin Educators Association, I stand in solidarity with the equally dedicated public safety and public services workers that make Franklin a terrific place to call home.
Please think of the common good and shared responsibility of citizenship when the time to vote yes is yours on Tuesday, June 3rd. If you can’t wait to vote yes, keep in mind that early voting starts on May 16th at the Town Clerk’s office and the last day to register is May 24th. Please vote YES to maintain the quality of life that makes Franklin a splendid place to call home.
Respectfully,
Donnas Grady
FEA President
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If you have something to say, you can find the guidelines here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/03/introducing-voices-of-franklin.html
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| Voices of Franklin: Donna Grady outlines the reasons for voting "Yes" on or before June 3 |
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