Town Council - Agenda - 7/1/09

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 3, 2009, June 10 & 11 Budget Hearings

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

• Franklin Veterans Memorial Foundation

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS

E. APPOINTMENTS

* Council on Aging
* Cultural Council
* School Building Committee

F. HEARINGS

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS

• Charter Commission Report
• Update of FY 2010 Budget

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION

1. Resolution 09-45: Grant of Utility Easement – Upper Union Street
2. Resolution 09-46: Rescission of Library Authorization
3. Resolution 09-47: Purchase of Land off Mechanic Street
4. Bylaw Amendment 09-633: Amendment to Sewer Rates- 2nd Reading

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

L. OLD BUSINESS

M. NEW BUSINESS

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required

P. ADJOURN

"be part of the Putnam family"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

Milford Daily News

Posted Jun 30, 2009 @ 01:04 AM

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FRANKLIN —

Putnam Investments will shut down its Franklin facility by year's end, but will offer "virtually all" of its 500-plus employees jobs at the company's Andover and Boston locations, said a company spokesman.

The company made the announcement to employees yesterday morning.

Putnam will phase out use of the Franklin facility at 100 Financial Park, which it is renting, "in an orderly way" now through December, said the spokesman, Jon Goldstein.

"It's really about space consolidation. This is really about Putnam optimizing its facilities to best serve clients and best position us for future growth," Goldstein said.

Assistant Town Administrator Maxine Kinhart, who worked for Putnam in Franklin years ago, called the closing "devastating."

Read the full article about the Putnam facility closing in the Milford Daily News here.

Farmer's Market

The Framer's Market operates every Friday on the Town Common from noon to 6:00 PM.



The market will not operate on Friday July 3rd but will return on Friday July 10th.

"They've done a lot for the town"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

Milford Daily News

Posted Jun 28, 2009 @ 11:33 PM

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FRANKLIN —

Town Clerk Deborah L. Pellegri and former Lions Club President Charles Oteri will lead Franklin's Fourth of July parade as grand marshals.

Pellegri and Oteri, a Vietnam War veteran, have kept the parade afloat in years when the town couldn't do it, said Michael Kelly, co-chairman of the Fourth of July Coalition.

A large contingent of veterans will be right behind the grand marshals, said coalition secretary Warren Revell.

The parade, whose theme is "Celebrate Franklin," will start at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Cross Street and Milliken Avenue on Sunday.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

For additional information on 4th of July visit the new website

"great for sharing ideas with fellow educators"

By Heather McCarron/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:53 PM

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FRANKLIN —

If Jim Schliefke ever had the chance to go to space, he'd jump at the chance.

"I'd definitely go," he said this week , affirming the declaration with a nod.

It was a courageous statement coming from someone who, just the week before, had crash-landed the space shuttle in water.

But then, it was only his first landing, clarified the nine-year Horace Mann Middle School science teacher as he sat in his classroom recalling the incident - and nobody was hurt.

It was all part of a simulation, with Schliefke cast as space shuttle pilot, at the Space Academy for Educators, a program offered at Space Camp.

The Franklin resident was among 16 educators from around the globe who spent a week in astronaut-style training, and discovering new ways to inspire their students.

Read the full article about Space Camp in the Milford Daily News

The article announcing Jim Schliefke's trip can be found here

"encouraged residents to conserve water"

By Lindsay Corcoran, Daily News Correspondent

GHS

Posted Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:36 PM

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After weeks of rainy weather, many residents may wonder why their towns are instituting water bans.

Franklin, Hudson, Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway, Wayland and Southborough have all implemented bans on outdoor water usage for various reasons.

A reason for many of the bans is a requirement by the Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees public water supply use in Massachusetts, that towns with public water systems maintain certain usage limits.

"If (the town) has a permit from us, they are going to be doing some kind of restriction year in and year out," said Duane LeVangie, chief of the DEP's Water Management Program.

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Franklin gets its water from 12 wells and implements a water ban every year, usually from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with an option to extend the ban if supplies are low.

"We have every intention of lifting the ban on time this year," said Robert Cantoreggi, Franklin's director of public works. "All of the (rain) this year is helping a lot."

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News

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