This session shares a key segment of the Franklin (MA) Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The Council held this session as scheduled beginning at 6 PM. 9 members participated in Chambers, 1 left not feeling well.
The key segments of the meeting recording are divided into 4 parts
Part 1 - Franklin Food Pantry Update - Tina Powderly, Executive Director, Franklin Food Pantry; presentation slides https://photos.app.goo.gl/2f1TjPBcXfMxVthM8
Part 2 - State Rep Roy and Senator Rausch with a legislative update
Part 3 - Jen Levine with an update from the SAFE Coalition slides being captured to share via photo album - https://photos.app.goo.gl/1rD2MyGQg6hkdjC97g
Part 4 - The 250 anniversary celebration committee, the slides captured https://photos.app.goo.gl/bN3cFQPgHFQLCWm46
Quick Recap:
The recap and my notes can be found
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/09/town-council-approve-west-as-police.html
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Follow along with the agenda here
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09162026-2512
The full meeting is available via the FRANKLIN TV video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfKg2tTQll8&
my notes in one PDF -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WVXQJLaaFx2VZBVvIaNSlHYpN4KVt1PW/view?usp=drive_link
Photos of the recognitions and retirements
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zj3u5xQ78VKyvEcs6
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
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