The Franklin (MA) Town Council met on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 for their regular meeting and covered a number of items. One of the major achievements was the passage of the inclusionary zoning bylaw. This was one of the action items from the Franklin For All project and a significant accomplishment.
Among the other news worthy items on the agenda were
- All alcohol license approved for Sierra's Brick Oven Pizza
- Corporate record license changes for both Longhorn Restaurant and the 99 Restaurant were approved
- Financial Audit report for FY 2022reveals a clean report, no actions, no management letter, the Town maintains their AAA rating status
- Presentation from the Charles River Pollution Control District
- Update on the long awaited Beaver St interceptor, bids came in below expectations, sewer rates will rise and remain to pay for the 20 year borrowing costs of this major infrastructure project
- PFAS regulation increases proposed by EPA can cost us significantly. Well 7 is currently offline, more wells may be in jeopardy of shutdown due to increased monitoring. Yet, PFAS is still being made, is a forever chemical and is major concern for future water supply quality and cost thereof
The full agenda and documents associated with it can be found online -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/04/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-for-may.html
Franklin TV's video recording of the meeting is available for replay on YouTube
My notes captured via Twitter can be found in one PDF. My full recap and the meeting audio will be ready in a couple of days ->
