Showing posts with label report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label report. Show all posts

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Voices of Franklin: J Garland says candidate's claim is "empty words"

Here’s an example of empty words: the Republican candidate for State Senate claims to run on “accountability” and yet failed to satisfy even the most basic of her own accountability requirements: timely reporting of her campaign finances.

Candidates for the legislature were required to file pre-election deposit reports with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance by October 28. That deadline came and went several days ago. Ms. Videira has failed to complete this basic task.

If voters want a real, proven champion of transparency and accountability, they should vote to reelect Senator Becca Rausch. 

Sincerely,

Julie Garland
Wrentham, MA

Correspondence with Ms Videra returned this reply:
"I thank you for the courtesy update regarding the upcoming publication. When covering the story, please highlight that a recent loss in our family has delayed our filing compliance and we are working with OCPF directly to resolve this matter. "

Screengrabs submitted to support claim of noncompliance

OCPF page with requirement for filing within 8 days of elections
OCPF page with requirement for filing within 8 days of elections



OCPF page for D Videra showing no report activity as required
OCPF page for D Videra showing no report activity as required


You can search the OCPF site -> https://ocpf.us/Home/Index

If you have something to say, you can find the guidelines here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/03/introducing-voices-of-franklin.html


Monday, June 24, 2024

When is my road going to get fix? Check out the road report

The road report is newly updated and while it doesn't specifically say when it will get repaired, it does provide the status and next step as to what the repair would be. 

The repair schedule if it requires a full rebuild is coordinated with water and sewer line work and generally announced in advance as it is a 2 year process. First year is the sewer/water line work, then the second year is the rebuild and repave.

Given we would need to have approximately $2M per year to cover the $40M total over say a 20 year period, and we have less than  $1M in the "road repair" budget, and that we also failed to pass a dedicated debt exclusion in 20214 to specifically provide $1.5M for roads every year, "when" is a question that can't be answered at this time. 

Stay tuned into the regular budget cycle to find out what the priorities are and when the Town Council will vote on such priorities.



Thursday, September 21, 2023

Town Administrator's Report on the Migrant Housing Status - 09/20/23 (audio)

FM #1065 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1065 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares the Town Administrator’s Report segment from the Town Council Meeting of Sep 20, 2023. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provides an update on the Migrant Housing status.  


The report segment runs about 27 minutes. Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023


Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1065-tc-segment-town-admin-report-09-20-23


Video link timed to start of Town Administrator's Report ->   https://www.youtube.com/live/bF13Dgn_6qs?si=P49HB-MYPrGfpeym&t=5122


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Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator


Town Council agenda doc ->  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_sept_20_2023.pdf 


Update from Sep 6 meeting ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/09/town-administrators-report-on-migrant.html 


Notification on migrant temporary housing

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/08/ma-notifies-franklin-of-plans-to-house.html


Franklin TV video of 09/20/23 meeting -> https://www.youtube.com/live/bF13Dgn_6qs?si=UQh6elNMORZvbLln

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  


This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.


How can you help?

  • If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

  • If you don't like something here, please let me know


Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.


For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/


If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com


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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Town Administrator's Report on the Migrant Housing Status - 09/20/23 (audio)
Town Administrator's Report on the Migrant Housing Status - 09/20/23 (audio)

Friday, May 26, 2023

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Franklin Police: Weekly Recap from May 7 - May 13

Franklin Police (@franklinpolice) tweeted  on Mon, May 15, 2023:
WEEKLY RECAP

The attached google drive link has the Weekly Recap from May 7 - May 13,
 
This recap provides some greater detail about the calls we responded to: https://t.co/TqgexwYwJm

 Shared from Twitter ->  https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1658273388907880449

Franklin Police: Weekly Recap from May 7 - May 13
Franklin Police: Weekly Recap from May 7 - May 13


Friday, May 12, 2023

CommonWealth Magazine: "New study calls WooSox stadium a bad deal for Worcester"

"The WooSox may have hit a home run with huge attendance numbers at their new home in Worcester, but a study says the city has whiffed when it comes to shelling out public dollars to fund the team’s new stadium. 

The Red Sox Triple-A farm team moved from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Worcester in 2021, setting up shop in Polar Park, a new $160 million stadium owned and largely paid for by the city of Worcester. 

Last season, the team’s second year in Worcester, the Worcester Red Sox drew more than 500,000 fans, second among all 120 minor league teams in the country. And the WooSox arrival has unquestionably contributed to the upbeat buzz about the state’s second-largest city. 

But Robert Baumann, an economics professor at College of the Holy Cross, says the stadium still adds up to be a loser for the city’s finances. In a new paper, Baumann and co-author J.C. Bradbury, an economist at Kennesaw State University, conclude that Polar Park will cost the city $40 to $60 million over 30 years."
Continue reading the article at CommonWealth Magazine


CommonWealth Magazine: "New study calls WooSox stadium a bad deal for Worcester"
CommonWealth Magazine: "New study calls WooSox stadium a bad deal for Worcester"

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Franklin Police publish their weekly report for activity through April 29, 2023

Franklin Police (@franklinpolice) tweeted on Mon, May 01, 2023:
"WEEKLY RECAP

The attached google drive link has the Weekly Recap from April 23- April 29.
 
This recap provides some greater detail about the calls we responded to: https://t.co/WmBxsHpe8g"


Franklin Police - weekly report through April 29, 2023
Franklin Police - weekly report through April 29, 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Rausch Report: Earth Month Recap (April 2023)

This newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full set of content please visit ->   https://mailchi.mp/masenate/monthlynewsletter-17043865
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Rausch Report: Earth Month Recap (April 2023)

Dear Franklin,

Happy Spring! April has been an exciting month, with Earth Day, holidays, committee hearings, Town Meeting season, and so much more. Whatever you celebrated this month, I hope it was joyous and meaningful. Personally, I was thrilled to celebrate Passover with friends and family, cheer on runners at the Boston Marathon, join the Town of Sherborn for the launch of Town Meetings, help clean up our district with hundreds of fellow Earth Day volunteers in Milford, Bellingham, and Franklin (check out some of our climate policy work here!) and chair the first two hearings of the Environmental Committee. 

My team and I are deep into legislative work, with committee hearings on water policy, crumbling concrete, and local matters already completed, and the Senate budget debates forthcoming in May. (The House completed its budget debates earlier this week. You can view the House base budget, all 1,566 amendments, and the final House Budget as soon as all the adopted amendments are incorporated.) Over the next few weeks, I'll file numerous amendments to the Senate Budget; youth mental health, housing, education, environmental protection and preservation, local transportation, and small business supports are among the investments I'll work to advance. Also, as a board member for the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators, I'm collaborating with colleagues to advance our shared priorities through meetings with legislative leadership and Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. 

Rausch Report
Rausch Report

This month's Rausch Report includes legislative updates, district visits, Earth Day highlights, town election information, an important heads up for MassHealth members, youth engagement opportunities, and details on upcoming office hours.  

For real-time updates, please follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you are a constituent and need assistance, please don't hesitate to call me and my team at (617) 722-1555, email me at becca.rausch@masenate.gov, or attend upcoming office hours. We are here to help.   


Yours in service,  

 
Senator Becca Rausch   


office hours
office hours
Sign up for a 15-minute appointment here

Our mailing address is:
The Office of Senator Becca Rausch
Massachusetts State House, Room 218
24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02133

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Board of Health efficiently conducts meeting, includes reports in Agenda doc (audio)

FM #968 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 968 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health Meeting held on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Two board members participated, 1 in room (Cochrane), 1 remote (Sweet); hence roll call votes, with 1 absent (Harris). Health Dept staff present were in the 3rd floor training room. 


Quick Recap:

  • With a short Board present, shifted the tobacco regulations to the next session

  • Inspector’s report, Nurse’s report, Epidemiologist report all touting volume and some issues but nothing major, copies of their report pages are now included in the meeting packet

  • Question on new inspection alignment; not implemented yet, still using same process as before

  • Question on when the Health Fair is scheduled? May 24 at the Franklin Library from 3 to 6 PM


The meeting runs about 15 minutes. Let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting Apr 5, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-968-tof-board-of-health-mtg-04-05-23


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The Board of Health agenda can be found ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/04.05.23_agenda_and_packet.pdf 


My notes collected in a Twitter thread PDF ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UVJozV_zimvunaFHBADhoj2LJypzaDr3/view?usp=share_link 


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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  


This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.


How can you help?

  • If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

  • If you don't like something here, please let me know


Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.


For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/


If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com


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!

------------------


You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"


Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Franklin (MA) Police - Weekly recap for 3/12 - 3/18/23

WEEKLY RECAP

The attached google drive link has the Weekly Recap from March 12- March 18. 
This recap provides some greater detail about the calls we respond to: https://t.co/asbEgTchOi  or   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ec9bXQyyrSSqrmVoloONQCPjXV1nln_y/view

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1637825071220760581

Franklin Police - Weekly recap for 3/12 - 3/18/23
Franklin Police - Weekly recap for 3/12 - 3/18/23

Friday, January 27, 2023

UN Report: "Our world is in a state of fracture – the social contract is broken"

Local Return (@LocalReturnRI) tweeted Thu, Jan 26, 2023:
"There is perhaps no stronger evidence of the pressing need to redesign our global system than the fact that a global health crisis doubled the wealth of the 10 richest men in the world while sending upwards of 120 million people into extreme poverty."
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/LocalReturnRI/status/1618665173698629632

Direct link to the full or overview of the report ->

UN Report: "Our world is in a state of fracture – the social contract is broken"
UN Report: "Our world is in a state of fracture – the social contract is broken"
  

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Franklin Police begin publishing a "weekly recap" for more details than the daily information logs provide

Starting this week, we will be posting a “Weekly Recap” which details our weekly calls for service in more depth than our traditional public information daily logs.  
The attached google drive link has the Weekly Recap from January 1st – January 7th: https://drive.google.com/.../1p3JQP9gqB4j1jHahKLH.../view...
Not all calls for service are documented in this recap. A full list of our calls can be found at: https://www.franklinma.gov/.../public-information-logs...
Shared from Facebook -> 
https://www.facebook.com/100064353536794/posts/pfbid037t2JN4sxUbGJ3ENw6xsM47khKSagbW6tc53ATsXRdRoZUcDPUfDst6i3PNXvPr8Dl/

Franklin Police begin publishing a "weekly recap" for more details than the daily information logs provide
Franklin Police begin publishing a "weekly recap" for more details than the daily information logs provide

Sunday, January 8, 2023

"the combined pressure of drought and overconsumption is proving to be more than it can bear"

"Without dramatic cuts to water consumption, Utah’s Great Salt Lake is on track to disappear within five years, a dire new report warns, imperiling ecosystems and exposing millions of people to toxic dust from the drying lake bed.

The report, led by researchers at Brigham Young University and published this week, found that unsustainable water use has shrunk the lake to just 37 percent of its former volume. The West’s ongoing megadrought — a crisis made worse by climate change — has accelerated its decline to rates far faster than scientists had predicted.

But current conservation measures are critically insufficient to replace the roughly 40 billion gallons of water the lake has lost annually since 2020, the scientists said."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

Access the report directly at -> https://pws.byu.edu/great-salt-lake   

Follow up on Supreme Court report "What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary"

 

“A judicial system cannot and should not live in fear,” Chief Justice Roberts added as he thanked Congress for passing a law last year to protect judges. The new law was named in honor of Daniel Anderl, the son of Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, who was murdered in 2020 in an assault meant for the judge at her home. The law screens from the public the personal information of federal judges and their families, including identifiers such as license plate numbers and addresses. Leaders like the chief justice deserve praise when they highlight the dangers all public officials now face.

Focusing on the Brown decision was nonetheless surprising. After all, the court appears poised to reverse a decision upholding affirmative action in school admissions, one of the very remedies that the Brown decision spawned, and which all nine members of the court stood squarely behind in 1954 and reaffirmed in a subsequent case in 1958.

In past years, the chief justice sometimes used his year-end report to describe substantive reforms in the federal courts, like the task force created in 2018 in response to allegations that federal judges had harassed their staffs sexually and in other ways. Not so in his latest report, which was four pages long with a five-page appendix. Chief Justice Roberts did not mention any of the many issues that made the news about the court last year — the lack of an effective recusal requirement for justices whose actions or those of family members raise questions about impartiality, the leak of a draft of the court’s decision overturning abortion rights, the insufficiency of financial disclosure and questions about fund-raising for the Supreme Court Historical Society."

Continue reading the article in the New York Times (subscription may be required)