The Franklin TV video is available for replay (approx. 30 minutes of the beginning is missing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqBnx2pcj5U
The agenda (and released documents) can be found https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03042026-2166
My notes capture via Blusky can be found beginning with https://bsky.app/profile/franklinmatters.bsky.social/post/3mgbn2mt4bk2u
Quick recap
- The video on YouTube is missing approx. 30 minutes of the meeting; citizen comments and then picking up in the middle of Council Comments. Likely this video link will get replaced with the full video backup.
- Council changed agenda order and jumped to Legislation for action to tackle those items before getting to the goals discussion
- Snow and Ice total at $2.1M which doesn't include the $65K from last nights double coat of salt to counter the ice. This amount will eat into the operations budget as it has already wiped out the snow/Ice stabilization amount
- Ad-hoc subcommittee with 3 Council members will report back with community input on potential charter changes was approved by 9-0 vote
- Appropriating Funds by Borrowing to Pay Costs of Purchasing a Fire Truck for the Fire Department was approved by 9-0 vote.
- $20,000 from special fund for paid parking fees was authorized to pay for the system (2 years worth) and some repairs to one of the kiosks by a 9-0 vote
- 2 zoning bylaws (Zoning Bylaw Amendment 26-948 & Zoning Bylaw Amendment 26-949) were approved to refer to the Planning Board. They will conduct their public hearing and send them back as is, or with comments for adjustments. The Council will then hold their public hearing (possibly in April) before voting on the measures. The new Planning Director Morena Zelaya made the presentation for her first appearance before the Council
- Then they got to the goals discussion. After a lengthy discussion with some tweaks, some cuts, but mostly approval of the goals as presented the Council was able to move to accept the goals as revised at approx. 9:58, approved to waive the reading, voted to approved, and then with seconds to spare, voted to adjourn before 10:00 PM
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| Town Council authorizes fire truck replacement, approves goals, & hears total expenses on snow & ice now exceeds $2M (video) |
