"In this episode, we talk public works with the folks in the DPW who manage the infrastructure we don't usually see, and the roads/grounds we do see, and everything else in between! Plus a little fun with music and top hit songs about roads."
FM #1147 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1147 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares a new format for "Talk Franklin'' with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, Deputy Administrator Amy Frigulietti.
This episode features a conversation with many of the key folks from the Department of Public Works. We recorded our discussion in person in the 3rd floor Training Room on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Topics for this session
Water & Sewer
Beaver Stream Interceptor
PFAS mitigations
Stormwater
New fee abatement cycle opens April 1
Trash & recycling
Composting coming
GIS (graphical information service)
The storymaps and the “data”
Fleet management
Over 200 registered vehicles
Another 80 unregistered devices (large & small)
Always looking for efficiencies
Engineering
Baron Road out to bid for work this year (ARPA funded)
Highway/ & Grounds
The most visible working section of the DPW
The recording runs about 96 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie, Amy & the DPW group on Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator
Talk Franklin podcast page -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin
DPW top page https://www.franklinma.gov/public-works
Water & Sewer https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division
Stormwater https://www.franklinma.gov/stormwater-division
GIS https://www.franklinma.gov/gis-department
Engineering https://www.franklinma.gov/engineering
Highway & Grounds https://www.franklinma.gov/highwaygrounds-division
A new “Talk Franklin” version of “Family Feud”
Sparked some discussion, laughter, and “why was that left out?”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/111umQfHbvRTcxCAQaLmjZhXMHIm6kYMR/view?usp=drive_link
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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In this Talk Franklin episode, we talk public works with the folks in the DPW (audio) - 02/22/24
