FM #1150 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1150 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the Town Council meeting held in Council Chambers on Wednesday, February 18, 2024. All 9 members of the Council participated in the Council Chambers.
Most of the first 2 hours was spent on a healthy conversation around the proposed zoning change from residential to business for two lots on King St near the Fire station.
The Council after spending almost 2 hours listening to the proposal (no specific business use was proposed) (the real question was should the lot be residential or business?), the Council decided to take "no action". This move allows them to refer the zoning change back to the Planning Board which while they had a quorum discuss this previously, the recommendation came back with only 3 votes, not the full 5 of the Board (due to the recent election).
Quick recap:
Brownie troop 64085 led the pledge as part of the work on the Democracy badge
The minutes for the Jan meeting were approved
The OPEB financial report was presented and reviewed, we are in a better position than we were previously
FY24 Capital Improvement Plan was approved
associated transfers to account for the funding approval were also approved
The Council voted to support the Pending State Legislation Entitled “The Municipal Empowerment Act”
The Revised 2024 Town Council Meeting Schedule was approved
Gift Acceptance - Veterans’ Services Dept. ($2,900), Senior Center ($200), Police Dept. ($50) were approved with thanks
Designation of “Special Municipal Employee” Under State Ethics Law were approved for newly create committees not previously covered by this move (housekeeping)
Cable Funds in Support of PEG Service and Programming per MGL Ch. 44, §53F3/4 actually 2 resolutions were approved. If the "empowerment Act noted above becomes law, this kind of approval would disappear from Council agendas
Council entered executive session to not return to open meeting for discussion of a matter regarding a real estate purchase
Joint Budget SubCmte meeting on March 6 will begin work on how to resolve a $10.5M budget deficit across town and school budgets. Agenda and budget details to be released Friday March 1
The recording runs almost 3 hours. Let’s listen to the Town Council meeting on Feb 28, 2024. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1150-franklin-ma-town-council-mtg-02-28-24
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The Franklin TV video is available for replay ->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqa0QHtahmQ
Town Council agenda doc ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_2.28.24.pdf
My full set of notes captured via Twitter during the meeting are collected in a single PDF for easier reading -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBubvtPzSJSvQakhmMx1X7M44cCPu7W_/view?usp=drive_link
Photos captured during the meeting can be found in one album -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/sH38Yj6iD5yE6KPQ9
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