a. Town Administrator, Jamie Hellen and Superintendent of Schools, Lucas Giguere
a. To discuss the public opinion of an operational override
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a. Town Administrator, Jamie Hellen and Superintendent of Schools, Lucas Giguere
a. To discuss the public opinion of an operational override
Glenn Jones and I met via Zoom on Sunday, Oct 29, 2023 to record this candidate interview.
As an Incumbent candidate for the Franklin, MA Town Council, Glenn talks about his "Franklin story", the importance of voting, his background and experience he brings to this role and how he would prioritize the budget
video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT3Byq6I3a8&t
Candidate Interview: Glenn Jones, incumbent candidate for Town Council (video) |
one of the FPS slides used for the budget update |
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Join Steve Sherlock, Franklin Matters & wfpr.fm Community Information Director (volunteer), for an informal and informative Q&A session.
What is the session about?
• Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you have
When: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Where: Franklin Senior Center (2nd floor conf room) and via Zoom
What is going on with .... ?What happened to ....?How come .... ?
Join Steve Sherlock, Franklin Matters & wfpr.fm Community Information Director (volunteer), for an informal and informative Q&A session.
What is the session about?
• Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you have
When: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Where: Franklin Senior Center (2nd floor conf room) and via Zoom
Your Franklin questions answered, in person or remotely - June 21 at 11 AM |
The groundhog checked out their shadow, the Super Bowl and commercial have come and gone, so there is time now to get your Franklin questions answered.
Due to the closure of the Senior Center this week (repairs remain underway to fix the sprinkler break) the session will only be available via Zoom.
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What happened to ....?
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1. Discussion: Zoning
a. Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw
Franklin.TV: There’s More More Perfect Union! |
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And, thank you for watching.
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College.
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Consider the "College Admissions Insights" session scheduled Aug 1 at 1 PM |
“This free short course from MediaWise for Seniors will teach you how to tell what’s true and false on the internet. By looking at examples of political, health, travel and climate misinformation, you will learn techniques for identifying false information and how to seek out trustworthy sources.
Christiane Amanpour, Joan Lunden, Lester Holt, Hari Sreenivasan and Dave Jorgenson — MediaWise Ambassadors — will also pop in to share their advice as experienced journalists to help you navigate information on platforms like Google, Facebook and more.”
The online course is listed as taking 1-2 hours. We have scheduled 2 one hour sessions to allow for discussion and following links to research current examples along the way.
How to Spot Misinformation Online - 2 sessions at Franklin Senior Center |
Yes, it is the same broadcast starting on Zoom, then feeding out to the various channels of delivery to you at home or wherever on your device.
Yes, it would have been nice to have the recommendations in advance to review and prepare questions & comments. That has not happened; little will change that at this point. What we can do is be patient to listen to what is revealed as a recommendation or recommendations.
Whatever is revealed may take time to digest.
The best response may well be quiet, thoughtful absorption of what they reveal.
As mentioned in other meetings, whatever is recommended will be digested and discussed at future Economic Development meetings.
It will take time to determine what if any changes will be made to the downtown zoning. Those zoning changes also will take time.
How much time will it take?
The Town will need
So it will be good to see what MAPC proposes but this is really the START of the process if anything will change.
How to comment or watch the Franklin For All event today |
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Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.
And, thank you for watching.
Franklin.TV: Our Normal Returneth? |
Please join me for an informative and informal Q&A session. This will be a hybrid meeting. I plan to be in the Senior Center and will have the Zoom conference bridge available for remote participation.
We will try something new this time with a special guest: Town Councilor Ted Cormier-Leger will join us for the discussion.
When: Wednesday, Feb 23,2022 at 11:00 AM
Where: Franklin Senior Center (conf room upstairs on left) and via Zoom
If you want the Zoom link, please use this form: https://forms.gle/52iVgVhNdKEa6A5h9
Franklin Matters Q&A session scheduled for Feb 23, 2022 - 11 AM |
Town Administrator Jamie Hellen updating the Council at a recent meeting |
There are multiple meetings this week. The Town calendar provides all the details. I will be reporting on the following:
The monthly Franklin Matters Q&A scheduled for Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM. The meeting is hybrid. I'll be in the Senior Center and also allow for participation virtually via Zoom. Send me an email for the Zoom info.
The Town Officials and State Rep Jeff Roy will hold their monthly coffee hour at the Senior Center Thursday morning at 8:30 AM. Also a good chance to get some details on any questions you may have.
Town Calendar - https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
Meeting schedule - Information sessions Weds and Thursday |
Event Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 1:00 PM
Join Steve Sherlock at the Franklin Senior Center or on Zoom as he discusses all things Franklin. Bring your questions! To join via Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting -> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89150444140?pwd=cytEcDRhTjVVMDJnUk1sZ0pPbW5UUT09
Effective Nov 30, 2021 the Franklin Matters Facebook page will go away. You are given notice to find one of the other options to obtain the valuable information shared but not longer directly by me on Facebook.
Someone can also set up a way to take what I share and share it themselves to Facebook. I have no way to stop that. Folks occasionally do so on their own today.
If you need or want help setting up email subscription or RSS, I've scheduled a few Zoom sessions to walk through the options to subscribe. There are two sessions scheduled for day time periods and two for evening time evening periods. Hopefully one of them will meet your schedule.
Exploring Nantucket - Masquetuck Reservation with Ranger Allen Reinhard |
Get your Franklin MA questions answered on Thursday, September 16 at 1:00 PM.
This is a hybrid event coordinated with the Senior Center = "Franklin Matters Q&A with Steve Sherlock"
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