Signatures being looked for to oppose the Autumn Hill development

The Summer St residents group has a webpage and petition underway.

"We strongly oppose the proposed senior development called Autumn Hill, located at 496-498 Summer Street. This property is zoned for single family residential uses, RR1 and RR2. However, the Town of Franklin can override the zoning due to the Senior Village Overlay District. See 185-48 by-law amendment. This allows the densest development possible 

Bruce Hunchard, the chairperson of the zoning board, also the owner of the property, is calling this a senior development. It is actually condominiums, 2-3 bedroom, full basement, and 2 car garage that will sell starting at $850,000. In other words, cluster homes for the wealthy seniors, not seniors in need of affordable housing. 

This is a clear conflict of interest for Mr. Hunchard who owns the property and is Chairperson of the zoning board."

Continue to their webpage to find more info and the petition ->  

https://www.no2summerst.com/

From the Franklin Matters Archives

• 2/11/24 - public hearing notice by Town https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/02/public-hearing-notice-planning-board-to.html
• 2/16/24 - Prior history of proposal for Res 7 zoning https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/02/autumn-hill-development-proposed-for.html
• 2/22/24 - Voices of Franklin submittal https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/02/voices-of-franklin-objection-to-senior.html 
• 3/23/24  - Voices of Franklin submittal https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/03/voices-of-franklin-letter-to-planning.html
• 5/25/24  - Voices of Franklin submittal https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/05/voices-of-franklin-lack-of.html

Planning Board page for Autumn Hill development docs

https://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board/pages/autumn-hill-senior-village-488-and-496-summer-street-02022024

Franklin.TV: Autumn = This! When I looked up, there it was

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 10/23/2022

Autumn’s Cathedral

Autumn = This! When I looked up, there it was

It’s 6A, Saturday. I cling to coffee, shuffling toward my office – and there it was. Literally, at my front door. (OMG! Let the choral angels sing in praise. Glorious!) This is the image of Autumn that you read about in tourism brochures. I grabbed my smartphone and – (clik). There is no camera that can do justice to what I see. Vivaldi’s ‘Seasons’ underscores the moment in my head.

This is the week.

Do take a moment or two when and where you can to just stop and take it all in. 

And – as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.
And, thank you for watching.

Vivald's The Four Seasons ->  https://youtu.be/0HK-y-kBAUk

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf    

You can help to decorate Downtown for Fall 🍁

Help Make Franklin Look Great this Autumn

Attention Businesses: FDP Decorating Committee Needs Help to Make Franklin Look Great this Fall We are encouraging businesses to decorate by September 20 to help celebrate the season. Here are a few ideas and suggestions: Decorate the storefronts and windows with your brand and complement the decor with items that are reflective of the autumn season. If possible, include some decorative lighting, perhaps a string of white or clear lights.  🍁 Click Here for More Autumn Decor Ideas 🍁 https://files.constantcontact.com/ceff47be401/6ab5203d-7495-4d5c-a340-3c8e4b136661.pdf Fall Decorations - Buy Local We recommend purchasing your autumn mums and decorations locally and supporting other Franklin businesses. Franklin Agway has the following selection: 8" mums $6.99 12" Mums $24.99 5" Cabbage and peppers asters $5.99 Corn stalks $4 Straw bale $13 Hillside Nurseries and Fairmount Farm also have great selections. Keep It Local - Support Franklin Businesses before shopping anywhere else! Volunteers Needed to Help Decorate Downtown Franklin to help plant mums on Wed., Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. Contact Eileen Mason or Roberta Trahan if you can volunteer. Holiday Happenings Coming Soon Contact the FDP office if you are interested in being a sponsor. Franklin Downtown Partnership | 774-571-3109 downtown.franklin@yahoo.com | www.franklindowntownpartnership.org   ‌  ‌

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Fall back - Did you turn your clock back an hour?

Did you turn the clocks back during the night? Fall back is the word at this time of year!

Fall back - Did you turn your clock back an hour?

For more about Daylight Savings Time in the USA, visit this wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States

Reminder: New Hampshire Fall Foliage Day Trip - Oct 20

Lifelong Community Learning is offering a day-long fall foliage trip to New Hampshire on Saturday, October 20. The motor coach will leave Franklin High School parking lot at 9:30 AM and return at 6:00 PM. The trip will include commentary and a buffet lunch. The cost is $105 for adults and $65 for a child.

Travel the country roads of New Hampshire for Mother Nature’s annual autumn show! Experience the gently rolling New England countryside, awash with the colors of Indian summer. Travel past quiet ponds, historic farms, weathered roadside taverns, and sturdy colonial churches overlooking quaint village greens.

Woodbound Inn - Fall Foliage Day Trip - Oct 20

You’ll also stretch your legs for a picture stop at an old fashioned covered bridge before making your way to the Woodbound Inn for a buffet lunch. Continuing on through some of the loveliest displays of foliage in the world, the last stop of the day will be at a local farm stand for baked treats, apples, and complimentary cider. So come along and don’t forget your camera!

Visit www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com to register. You may also call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480 for more information.

Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing quality learning experiences for residents in the Town of Franklin and surrounding communities.


The direct link to register is
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0079-0003-d8f7699db3644c2fa4e26a728f5e415b

Reminder: New Hampshire Fall Foliage Day Trip - Oct 20

Lifelong Community Learning: New Hampshire Fall Foliage Day Trip - Oct 20

Lifelong Community Learning is offering a day-long fall foliage trip to New Hampshire on Saturday, October 20. The motor coach will leave Franklin High School parking lot at 9:30 AM and return at 6:00 PM. The trip will include commentary and a buffet lunch. The cost is $105 for adults and $65 for a child.

Travel the country roads of New Hampshire for Mother Nature’s annual autumn show! Experience the gently rolling New England countryside, awash with the colors of Indian summer. Travel past quiet ponds, historic farms, weathered roadside taverns, and sturdy colonial churches overlooking quaint village greens.

Woodbound Inn - Fall Foliage Day Trip - Oct 20

You’ll also stretch your legs for a picture stop at an old fashioned covered bridge before making your way to the Woodbound Inn for a buffet lunch. Continuing on through some of the loveliest displays of foliage in the world, the last stop of the day will be at a local farm stand for baked treats, apples, and complimentary cider. So come along and don’t forget your camera!

Visit www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com to register. You may also call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480 for more information.

Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing quality learning experiences for residents in the Town of Franklin and surrounding communities.


The direct link to register is
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0079-0003-d8f7699db3644c2fa4e26a728f5e415b

more Franklin fall foliage photos

Thanks to Sethu for sending along some more Franklin fall foliage photos to share

Franklin fall foliage photos

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Fall foliage in Franklin - 2016

As I have walked around Franklin the past several weeks, I have enjoyed the fall foliage. With my phone camera handy I have captured quite a few photos and here is the best of the lot.

Enjoy!




The photos are embedded as part of a Flickr album.

You can also view the photos directly at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/albums/72157674822931832

If you have good ones to share, please let me know via email!

REMINDER: Decorate for Fall at Hillside Nursery

Fun One-night workshop Oct. 4

DON'T FORGET Decorating Your Home For Fall  a one-night workshopHillside Nursery  Tuesday, October 4 6:30 to 8:30 pm This is going to be fun Don't miss it! REGISTER TODAY The Center for Adult Education and Community Learning 218 Oak Street Franklin, Massachusetts 02038 (508) 613-1480

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Sassafras in color

Colors of this season are becoming more abundant.

This sassafras tree is showing the range of colors it has.

If you have a good photo of the fall foliage and want to share it here, please send it along and you'll be listed with the photo credit.

Autumn color

A few trees are turning color already.

changing colors

Enjoy the natural beauty

Leaves changing color. Rain.

What a combination!

Enjoy the natural beauty of Franklin this weekend. Don't let the rain stop you from coming on down to the Harvest Festival on Sunday.


The map of the Harvest Festival was posted yesterday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/09/harvest-festival-know-where-good-things.html

Shedding red leaves

The autumn colors have recently come to full term in the area.




The leaves were so red and so quickly are being shed.

Fall in Franklin

something about the redness

of the leaves, the white fence 

and the morning sunlight

Fall in Franklin: something about the redness the white fence and the sunlight m, originally uploaded by shersteve.

What is a sherku? 

Pictures from around town

Walgreens is making progress. The walls are up and being covered with brick.

The older buildings downtown have been spruced up.

The museum is getting its work done. According to Jeff Nutting's update at the recent Town Council meeting, the windows have a long lead time but otherwise the work is on schedule and on budget.

Spring Pond located along Washington St was showing the full range of autumn colors. The picture does not do justice to the scene.

What do you find around Franklin that shows autumn for you?

Where have all the flowers gone?

It is that time of year!




To read more about "Where have all the flowers gone?" click here

Autumn color

the waves of color are flowing through this tree.

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Autumn color

This neighborhood tree shows it range of color.



Enjoy!