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| The DPW is hiring students 18+ for summer help |
○ Continually improve procedures to meet Town standards for customer service. Proactively anticipate customer needs. Explore increased use of technology on an ongoing basis.
○ Continuously evaluate means and methods of service delivery and, where applicable, implement best practices. Lead in technology implementation for Public Works.
○ Participate in general growth planning and lead in planning to meet future infrastructure needs resulting from Town growth. Monitor water system master plan to reflect the impact of improvements initiated to date. Evaluate the need for sewer/stormwater infrastructure improvements reflective of recent DEP policies.
○ Ensure public infrastructure design and construction, whether by public or private parties, meets Town and professional standards, and results in cost effective projects and minimizes environmental and neighborhood impacts.
○ Proactively maintain all DPW-assigned public infrastructure assets and support equipment to meet service requirements.
○ As first responders we must be in a position to respond to major and minor emergencies to restore and maintain services.
○ Pavement reclamation, asphalt overlays, chip seal, crack seal, infrared heat treatment, and patching.
○ Repair existing sidewalks and add new sidewalks where needed.
○ Plant trees, maintain public shade trees, cut grass at ball fields, buildings, and cemetery and cut, prune, and trim shrubs and maintain landscaping around schools, municipal buildings and the Town Common, as well as landscaped areas within the public right-of-way.
○ Maintenance of approximately 170 Town vehicles, including DPW (84), Facilities, Inspection and Board of Health (11), Animal Control (2), Police (35), School (16), and Fire (22). Central Motors also maintains trailers (42) as well as equipment such as weed wackers, lawn mowers, chain saws, snow blowers, snow plows and sanders.
○ Snow Removal and Sanding Operations of Roadways, Schools, and Public Buildings.
○ Operation of a Recycling Center 3.5 days a week that provides excellent customer service and meets all DEP regulations.
○ Repair and maintain street lights throughout town.
○ Asphalt Paving Overlay Project
■ Pond St. - from Eldon Drive to Partridge St.■ Washington St. and King St. - from Jefferson Rd. to I-495■ Grove St. - from Beaver St. to the Mine Brook Bridge
○ Rubber Chip Seal Surfacing Project
■ Charles River Drive neighborhood■ Wampanoag Drive and Concetta Way neighborhood■ Julie Dawn Dr. and Denise Dr. neighborhood■ Spring St. and Dom Lea Circle neighborhood
○ Police Details - $1,000○ Electricity for Traffic Signals - $5,000○ Sidewalk and Guardrail Maintenance - $50,000○ Sign and Post Maintenance - $5,000○ Street Line Painting and Vegetation Management. - $40,000○ Tools - $4,000
○ Tree Trimming & Removal - $40,000○ Field Maintenance - $5,000○ Contracted Services Schools - $35,000○ Municipal Grounds Supplies - $5,000○ Supplies for School Grounds - $5,000
○ Seasonal/Summer Help - $41,000
○ Communications Equip./Radios - ($10,000)○ Uniform Rental - $1,000○ Automotive Parts - $16,000○ Vehicle Tires/ Lubricants - $5,000○ Misc. Equipment - $1,000○ Safety Training Classes - $1,500
○ Rigid Plastic Disposal/Removal - $4,000○ Mattress Disposal/Removal - $5,000
○ Electricity Costs - $15,000○ Repair of Street Lights - $5,000
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| Stormwater Starts in the Parking Lot |
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| Friday Trash Will Be Completed Saturday - 1 |
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| Friday Trash Will Be Completed Saturday 2 |
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| DPW: Tuesday Recycling - Incomplete |
"Due to over-run's from yesterday, today's Recycling Collection was not completed. See attached map for affected areas, which are highlighted in BLUE. These areas will be collected tomorrow morning. We apologize for the inconvenience."
April 27, 2026 Monday Recycling Route - Incomplete
Update from Waste Management:
"Due to a mechanical failure, today’s recycle route (Monday) was not completed. Affected areas are highlighted in BLUE on the attached map. These areas will be collected tomorrow. We apologize to the residents of Franklin for the inconvenience."
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FM #1727 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1727 in the series.
Quick recap:
Gus Brown, Building Commissioner, up first
Brutus Cantoreggi, DPW up next,
Next up Police Chief Lynch, level service plus 2, looking to get the SROs back
Next up, Chief Allen, Fire Dept.
Dispatch Center or the MECC being covered
Also skipped Tri-County and Norfolk Aggie last night with no explanation given for it. Tri-County and Norfolk Aggie, both assessments based upon enrollment, not much of a change year to year
So Thursday night, the Finance Committee will use the 3rd Floor Training room for their discussion to be more “around a table” rather than spread out to help their discussion. Potential revisions coming to the budget, what they are we'll watch and see.
Let’s listen in
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The Franklin TV video is available for replay -
https://www.youtube.com/live/x8Hb_pCl64A?&t=164
Agenda doc including links to the FY 2027 budget
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04082026-2221
My full set of notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-RumOpcYkE7SZ_czpSZzW5TKdS9SE3B/view?usp=drive_link
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| Hydrant Flushing Begins the Week of April 13, 2026 for Franklin, MA |
