Hold the date - Nov 7th for LaidOff Camp

I am leading a team to bring the unconference peer-to-peer learning format to the unemployed. Hold the date, Saturday Nov 7th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Who should attend?

• Are you unemployed 
• Are you exploring entrepreneurial activities 
• Are you currently employed and willing to help

If you answered yes to any one of these, then the LaidOff Camp is for you.

The peer-to-peer learning format of the unconference will

• facilitate sharing the tips and tricks we have all learned while looking for work 
• provide additional networking opportunities 
• empower the unemployed to take the next step in their job search with more knowledge and confidence

Additional details and the registration process will be available by the end of this week.

Veterans Day Breakfast - Senior Center

The Annual Veterans Day Breakfast to honor Franklin's veterans will be held at the Senior Center on Friday, November 6th at 9:00 AM.

Additional details including how to reserve a spot can be found in this flyer:

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Town Council Mtg Smry 10/07/09

The collection of live reported posts from the Town Council meeting on Wednesday 10/7/09

• Live reporting - Closing
• Live reporting - Appointments
• Live reporting - Councilor Comments
• Live reporting - License transactions
• Live reporting - brownfields grant hearing
• Live reporting - Town Council - action items

T The posts are a little out of order as I arrived late to the meeting and the agenda was being juggled to fill in time before starting the brownfields public hearing at 7:10 PM. I picked up where they were and then proceeded to catch up with the other items.

In the News - teen sex, Town Council meeting

Coordinated by the Franklin Community Health Council, the first of a series of workshops to help parents talk with their teenagers about sex will be held tonight at Mercer Auditorium at the Horace Mann Middle School on Oak St.

Tonight will be the first of five free workshops Craver will lead throughout the school year. Parents are invited to the school's auditorium from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to ask questions and participate in a detailed discussion.

For additional information on the series read:

Workshop to help Franklin parents talk to kids about sex

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley/Daily News staff

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The actions from the Town Council meeting were reported here

Franklin OKs $1M bond for high school renovation study

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley/Daily News staff

Live reporting - Closing

The Town Council returned from Executive Session to Open Session  8:20 PM with the only comment being a request for a motion. Motion to adjourn, passed 8-0

Note: there may have been a good reason going into the Executive Session but coming out to say nothing and adjourn seems like a waste of time.

Live reporting - Appointments

E. APPOINTMENTS

- Municipal Affordable Housing Trust
Mary Ann Bertone

Motion to accept - passed 8-0


The agenda was juggled during the meeting this evening to meet the schedule for the public hearing at 7:10 without having some "dead time". I came in late to observe the Library resolutions and one added from the Rotary Club (another $500 gift for the Library). I confirmed that this did get approved with reporter Ashley Studley from the Milford Daily News. We compared notes and confirmed names of individuals that spoke during the meeting in a conversation with Bob Dean while waiting for the Council to return from Executive Session.

Live reporting - Councilor Comments

McGann - raised question on how to allow the Franklin Police Dept to provide some information on the status of the Quinn Bill.

Feeley - They can use Citizens Comments with 5 minutes per person. The item is really part of the overall negotiation.

Motion to go to executive session and to return to open meeting
Passed 8-0

Two minute recess