The unofficial results of the override election are in. You can listen as Town Clerk Nancy Danello make the announcement in the FHS gymnasium about 8:30 PM June 3, 2025
2025 2024
Yes = 5093 5542
No = 5278 5778
Blank = 4 5
Total = 10.375 11,325
Margin = 185 236
Percent turnout 40% 45%
So the budget balancing adjustments will need to be made. The Town Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, June 4. They already continued their 2nd FY 2026 budget hearing to this night. They were hoping to close the hearing and then approve the budget as proposed BUT with the No vote prevailing, the proposed cuts will need to be applied.
The Town Council will determine the amount of the school funding, the School Committee and Central Office will need to determine within their budget how that will fall out.
Likely the sports and bus fees will remain as this year, and there will be additional personnel cuts (10-15 were mentioned previously). They are scheduled to meet on June 10.
There are some important events remaining this week.
- The first Farmers market of the season opens Friday on the Town Common from 2 to 6 PM
- Franklin High School graduates in Class of 2025 Friday evening
- Little Women, the Musical opens at THE BLACK BOX for a run Friday, Sat and Sunday
- Porchfest returns to Franklin on Saturday, with the rain date for Sunday. You can find the full schedule of 30 porches and over 50 performances at Franklin Porchfest Info
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendars at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
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