Question 1 effect on Franklin

Check out these editorials from around the state.

• Tax repeal would result in chaos The Springfield Republican
• Income tax repeal would create chaos Worcester Telegram and Gazette
• For fiscal sanity, no on Question 1 The Boston Herald
• This question is not the answer The Boston Globe
• Reality of Question 1 The Berkshire Eagle
• A ridiculous idea The Cape Cod Times
• Taxes and tactics South Coast Today
• Eliminating income tax is madness The Patriot Ledger

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Please don't be swayed by something that sounds too good to be true. You know what happens then, something bad!

"We plan for the worst, hoping it never happens"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted Oct 08, 2008 @ 11:38 PM

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MILFORD —

Just outside Milford Regional Medical Center, men covered from head to toe in protective suits, gloves, rubber boots and breathing apparatus had already decontaminated several victims of a mock terrorist attack when Fire. Lt. Patrick Salmon got a message over his walkie-talkie.

A voice on the other end said the state was reporting: "It may be a terror attack with sarin gas," a nerve agent used in chemical warfare.

Around 7:35 p.m., 55 minutes into a drill mimicking a terrorist incident on a commuter train arriving in Franklin, emergency workers were prepping the third and final victim to bring to the hospital.

"So far, it's good. It's dark out, so we had some issues until we got the lights set up, but now we can keep taking patients" if necessary, Salmon said.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

"members worried about the safety of students, faculty and staff "

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

Milford Daily News

Posted Oct 09, 2008 @ 12:54 AM

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FRANKLIN —

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School's board of trustees last week voted to rent the historic Red Brick School from the town for one year.

"I'm feeling very good about it. I've been a strong proponent on using the building," said John Neas, president of the charter school's board.

Neas said the school faces a critical need for space in its building, which he estimated to be about 35,000 square feet.

"We use every inch of space available to us. We have 416 students and a waiting list of 200 students we can't accommodate," Neas said, noting that the board is looking for another school site. (In the best scenario, he said, they might have a new building in five years.)

And every weekday afternoon, charter school students and staff must vacate the building so that St. Mary's Church, which owns the building, can hold religious ed classes there, Neas said.

"That means our school dismisses at 3:10, and we have from 3:10 to 3:45 for after-school activities. That creates some issues for us," he said.

"This is a possibility for us in terms of having space to do those types of things," Neas said.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

Fiscal 2010 will be "a very challenging year"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted Oct 07, 2008 @ 10:44 PM

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FRANKLIN —

In keeping with the same financial forecasts given over the last year, Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting last night told the Finance Committee he anticipates fiscal 2010 will be "a very challenging year."

"Local receipts aren't going to bounce back quickly. Everything is tightening and tightening and tightening," Nutting said in the first Finance Committee meeting of the new fiscal year.

His biggest concern for the fiscal '10 budget is whether there will be a reduction in state aid, he said.

Nutting does not believe Franklin will be "as revenue-rich" as last year, he said, noting that the town's fuel, pensions and insurance costs will continue to escalate, outpacing revenue.

The town will bid for a new electric energy contract this spring, "another big exposure," Nutting said.

Read the full story in the Milford Daily News here

Energy $ense - presentation

With many thanks to Fred Schlicher for sharing the PowerPoint presentation he used Monday night (10/6/08) at the Library for his talk on Energy $ense.

Energy $ense Saving on Home Energy Bills - Oct 2008

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Thank you Fred!

Many thanks to the Friends of Franklin Library and the Franklin Area Climate Team for sponsoring this event!


You can review my notes taken during the presentation here

Andro's Pizza - preparing to open

Some progress was observed on our walk about town this weekend. A new sign for Andro's Pizza is up. There are indications of getting ready but the ladder observed in the window says there is still work being done to prepare for the opening.





Enjoy!

Franklin School Personnel Reductions 2003-2009: updated

In the preparations for the Override Vote in June, I had prepared this slideshow with the help of information from the School Department and careful review by some School Committee members. With the Override finalized, the adjustments to staffing levels complete, I thought it would be good to go back and update the numbers to ensure that this record will be available.

The override in June was probably not the last one Franklin will vote on. Hence the need for keeping the numbers current and accurate.

Franklin MA School budget reductions - Updated

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The earlier version of this can be found here