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To ensure safety, fairness and for mutual protection of all patrons of the Town’s Facilities, the Town of Franklin maintains certain operating rules and regulations. The following rules and regulations have been developed to be in the best interests of the Town, its residents and the public who use the facilities. These rules and regulations are designed to assist the public in understanding their responsibilities and to ensure a safe environment for all persons using Town facilities. The rules and regulations are, as follows:
1. Persons shall not enter or be upon town property under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Persons shall not consume or possess any alcohol, illegal drugs, or marijuana on Town property.
2. Persons shall not use any tobacco product within any municipal building or upon the property on which any municipal building is located, except in designated areas.
3. Persons shall not possess, use, or store any explosive, incendiary device or weapon on Town property.
4. Persons shall not present a false or altered identification that may be required as part of using a facility. No person shall defraud the Town in any manner.
5. Persons shall not assault, threaten, harass or abuse any employee or a member of the public, either physically or verbally.
6. Persons shall not engage in any form of disruptive conduct while on Town property.
7. Persons shall not use skateboards or operate dirt bikes, ATV’s, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters or other motorized vehicles on Town property. This prohibition shall not apply to a person who, as a result of a handicap or disability, requires the use of a motorized wheelchair or similar equipment.
8. Persons shall comply with all posted safety rules and regulations.
9. Persons shall not misuse, abuse, damage or tamper with the property of the Town or property of any employee or member of the public.
10. Persons shall not use Town property or enter Town offices without first obtaining proper authorization, except during normal business hours or when the property or offices are open to the general public. No person shall enter or remain in a Town building or facility outside of regular business hours without authority or permission to do so. No person shall enter or remain in any portion of a Town building or facility to which the general public does not have regular access without authority or permission to do so.
11. No animals (except those needed by the physically handicapped are allowed within Town buildings. All persons with an animal on Town property must properly remove and dispose of any animal feces.
12. The Town assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged personal property.
13. No solicitation or sales of goods or services is permitted on Town property, except those fundraising activities that directly support the Town's facilities or programs.
14. No person shall enter or remain in a Town building or facility unless properly clothed and shod: street clothes and footwear are required at all times; no bathing suits are allowed.
15. No person shall enter or remain in a Town building or facility who emits an offensive odor because of poor personal hygiene.
16. No person shall use any Town building or facility other than for its intended, authorized or permitted purpose or use.
17. Persons shall promptly report all accidents or incidents which result in either personal injury or damage to the property of the Town, an employee, or member of the public, regardless of who is responsible for the damage
18. Persons shall immediately report defective equipment or unsafe conditions of any equipment or facilities that may endanger anyone to the Town employee in charge of the facility or to the Town Administrator.
Persons that fail to follow the rules and regulations of the Town or other rules or regulations established by each Department may be subject to a fine and/or loss of privilege to use the Town facilities. Depending on the severity of the offense or the frequency of other offenses the Town may initiate legal action.
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| Franklin Municipal Building (and yes, I'll need to update the photo to show no snow) |
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| New England Notebook |
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| Ted Reinstein during his presentation at the Library |
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| Ginley Funeral Home at night |
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| Ted in the center of the Franklin book buyers! |
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| Ted prepares for the 'selfie' |
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| my signed copy of New England Notebook |
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Baseball
Franklin, 6 @ Stoughton, 5 - Final - Pat O'Reilly was 1-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs for the Panthers. Kyle Skidmore picked up the win in relief, pitching 2.2 innings and knocked in the game-winning run in the top of the seventh inning. Stoughton's Jovani Pires was 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Black Knights.
FHS Panthers
Softball
Franklin, 13 @ Stoughton, 1 - Final - Franklin's Sabrina LoMonaco picked up with win with 13 strikeouts and helped herself at the plate, going 2-4 with 2 RBIs. Brie Flaherty was 3-5 with two doubles and 2 RBIs, Maddie Connelly was 3-4 at the plate and Erin Hanley was 3-5 with 2 RBIs.
Boys Tennis
Franklin, 4 @ Stoughton, 1 - Final
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Meet the Candidate Coffee Chats!
Dylan Hayre for State Senate at Rick's!
Rick's, 28 W Central St, Franklin, MA 02038
4/10/2014, Thursday, 9am - 10am
Come join us for coffee and chat in person with Dylan Hayre about the issues that matter most to you!
Dylan is running to serve as State Senator for the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex district (Precincts 1-4,7). He is a former Chair of Natick's Council on Aging board & founder of "A Lawyer for Soldiers."
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"This is just a discussion, just so everyone understands that. It is not on our agenda to be voted on."An hour later, after more than a dozen speakers raised points primarily to slow down and take some time to discuss the project pros and cons for what to do with 150 Emmons St, Councilor Kelly did make a motion to add a resolution to the next Town Council meeting agenda. The resolution was voted on and passed unanimously (via roll call as Councilor Mercer was participating remotely).
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| 150 Emmons St - the building under discussion |
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| Ted Reinstein, author of New England Notebook |
As an appointed member of the Citizens Committee, I have a statement on behalf of the Citizens Committee as regards the 150 Emmons Street property. The Citizens committee was formed basically to "encourage quality, visually pleasing, financially enhancing economic development for the benefit of our community. Projects that the Citizens Committee, to date, have impacted include:
- Dump (recycling center) improvements
- Acquisition efforts in land purchase from state, property next to dump
- Dean College train station building improvements
- Cooks Farm building project
- Cleaning/maintenance of down town central business district
The Citizen's Committee's position relative to the disposition of the old town hall are as follows:
1. The site, bordered by two main arterial roadways, is better suited for commercial development, as part of an enhanced central business district and a revenue producing property than another town-owned, marginally/poorly maintained, economic drain on town resources
2. The curb cuts should be done for the property while the road project is being done, so the openings will not have to be redone after the new road has been completed.
3. Revenue from the sale of the site, could be used to construct a first class facility for the Recreation Department, and would allow for expansion of its' many programs, particularly those which have been downsized by the schools (arts, music, etc.) For years the Recreation Department has been moved from one site to another and is deserving of a facility that will serve Franklin, and its children, for years to come ... Rec dept. served 5700 kids in 2013, over 4000 in sports programs.
4. The estimated cost alluded to in a prior meeting of one million dollars for retaining, re-constructing, and developing the old town hall site into a Cultural Center, not to mention the annual cost of maintaining said cultural center, in view of the anticipated costs of the new school, road improvement program and questionable economy makes no economic
sense.
5. Suggestions that the site is appropriate for a park, although well intentioned, is not practical for the following reasons: (1) the town owns, and maintains an underutilized site less than a mile away (Town Common); (2) the loss of revenue from both the sale and future taxes is economically unsound; (3) the town's history of property maintenance is abysmal, at best, and unlikely to improve under this proposal; (4) it is likely that the use of any park at that site would serve, primarily, the students of the college that surround it.
Economic Development at this site: (1) will provide revenue for a building for Recreation Dept.; (2) The town, through the permitting process, will have input into any proposed development at the site, assuring the development is aesthetically appropriate and contributes to the "gateway"
initiatives under discussion; (3) As alluded to above, the town's recent history of owning and maintaining property, does not lead one to think adding to the current burden is either logical or prudent; this is one of sites referred to as "seedy" in the Globe's description of Franklin!
6. There needs to be an ongoing blending of public-private development. The reconstruction of the central business district roadways will be a huge contribution to any revitalizing effort; the private sector needs to be encouraged to participate.
7. The Citizens Committee strongly recommends that a "REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST" be initiated. Responses to this Request will be reviewed, discussed with and between the Council and brought before the Public. This will insure that this site will continue to
be on the forefront. The Request for Expression process will take months, and the follow-up RFP will take additional months. Waiting for the next few years to make a decision is not in the Town's best economic interest.
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| FHS Panthers |
Franklin, 13 @ Oliver Ames, 2 - Final - Jack Vail picked up six points in the win via two goals and four assists and Austin Kent added four goals for the Panthers.
Oliver Ames, 3 @ Franklin, 17 - Final - Emily Jeffries scored five goals, Marta Vesprille had two goals and six draw controls and Julia Bireley had a goal and three draw controls.
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