d. FHS Building Update
Tom Mercer, Sean Fennel
Daedelus worked on the Annie Sullivan School, Fire Station, Senior Center and Horace Mann projects. Have now been selected to work on the FHS renovation project.
22 firms showed up for a walk through of the high school
9 submitted proposals for the first phase of the project
Projected timeline, best guess at this point
midway through architect selection
July 13th going before the MSBA board (target date)
Town will have option to interview firms at that meeting, interviews would be scheduled later
Coming out of the interviews would be a leading firm and contract negotiations by mid-August
MSBA Board needs to vote on the feasibility study, which is targeted for March 2011
Schematic design approval is required and targeted in Sept/Oct 2011
Then within 120 days of the MSBA approval, the Franklin voters need to approve their portion (i.e. Nov 2011 vote for the debt exclusion as mentioned earlier)
MSBA Board and three designated representatives to chose the architect
One each from the School Dept, Town, and School Committee
This group would be the ones to conduct the interviews and make the final decision on the architect
Q - when and where would the interviews be?
Interviews would be held two weeks later (after the July 13th meeting), in Boston, in the same room
All meetings are public
Q - are you reviewing the proposals now?
Yes, they are being reviewed. The Board is responsible for the decision on the proposals. The MSBA Board has 12 members plus the 3 designated reps as outlined above.
Q - when would be the debt exclusion?
According to the timeline, likely Nov 2011
Q - when would the construction be completed?
Too early to tell, we don't know what the work will be at this point
Franklin, MA
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
School Committee - Maggie Streeter
c. Maggie Streeter (Annie Sullivan Middle School) John F. Kennedy Make A Difference Award
recognized for work on the Best Buddies program
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recognized for work on the Best Buddies program
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School Committee - community service
b. Annie Sullivan Middle School (ASMS) Communiteen Club
Pennies for Patients
Raised over $5,000 for Leukemia Research among other projects.
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Pennies for Patients
Raised over $5,000 for Leukemia Research among other projects.
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School Committee - Retirees
2. Guests/Presentations
a. Retirees
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a. Retirees
- Anne Bergen, HMMS Principal
- Judi Bassignani, Parmenter Elementary Principal
- Joyce Bardol – ASMS Teacher
- Unable to attend: Linda Chelman, Jane Sveden, Elizabeth LaPlaca
Franklin, MA
School Committee - routine business
Present: Douglas, Cafasso, Rohrbach, Mullen, Roy, Trahan
Absent: Glynn
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - none
Review of Agenda - noneMinutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the May 25, 2010 School Committee Meeting and the Executive Session minutes from the June 1, 2010 Negotiations Strategy Session.
motion to approve, passed 6-0
Payment of Bills - Mr. Glynn (next time)
Payroll - Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence:
Franklin, MA
Absent: Glynn
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - none
Review of Agenda - noneMinutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the May 25, 2010 School Committee Meeting and the Executive Session minutes from the June 1, 2010 Negotiations Strategy Session.
motion to approve, passed 6-0
Payment of Bills - Mr. Glynn (next time)
Payroll - Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence:
1. Letter from Mary Fallon
2. Letter from Mrs. Hildman
3. Budget to Actual
4. Letter from Mrs. Mitchell
Franklin, MA
Franklin, MA: Town Council - Budget Hearing 6/9/10
The Town Council meets on Wednesday (6/9/10) and Thursday (6/10/10) to finalize the budget for fiscal year 2011. The Finance Committee has already held their budget hearings to prepare for these meetings. The decision to hold an override vote to help balance the budget given the shortfall projected and real had been made. The vote was held on June 8th and there won't be additional tax revenue from the residents to work with for FY 2011.
The budget hearings will finalize the budget cutting personnel and services.
The budget hearing document for Wednesday can be found here (PDF)
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2010tc/06092010budgethearing.pdf
The Budget hearing document for Thursday can be found here (PDF)
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2010tc/06102010budgethearing.pdf
For reference the Finance Committee budget hearings can be found here:
May 4th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-050410.html
May 6th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-050610.html
May 10th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-051010.html
The Budget Workshop held on January 25, 2010 can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/budget-workshop-collection-12510.html
Franklin, MA
The budget hearings will finalize the budget cutting personnel and services.
The budget hearing document for Wednesday can be found here (PDF)
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2010tc/06092010budgethearing.pdf
The Budget hearing document for Thursday can be found here (PDF)
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2010tc/06102010budgethearing.pdf
For reference the Finance Committee budget hearings can be found here:
May 4th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-050410.html
May 6th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-050610.html
May 10th http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/finance-committee-051010.html
The Budget Workshop held on January 25, 2010 can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/budget-workshop-collection-12510.html
Franklin, MA
Now what?
Good question.
The numbers are in, the majority has ruled and as a result town services will continue to deteriorate.
For those that voted "No', this appears to be just fine for them. Calling for an emergency may get you an answering machine. One less ambulance will be available for that life critical support. Children in school will get challenged by higher class sizes and less teacher attention to prepare for the MCAS tests that will make or break their future.
For those that voted "Yes", the same results will apply equally.
40% turnout is the issue for me. With over 19,000 voters, only 7,966 bothered to vote (297 by absentee ballot).
Where were the other 11,000?
These are the folks for whom the issues (town services) apparently don't matter.
What's in it for me? is the major question most folks ask. From the comments on the Milford Daily News, there is an angry anti-tax group. That is no surprise given the override history in Franklin. The "Invest in Franklin" message did gain some traction in that there was an increase in overall votes from 2008 and mostly amongst the "Yes" crowd, but it wasn't enough.
The 11,000 must go about their life without any significant town services. They may not have children in schools (otherwise they should care). The conditions of the roads they travel on don't matter to them. They may see the quarterly tax bill (or maybe their mortgage company pays it for them) and it doesn't matter much. They get their trash picked up on the curbside weekly and that may be about the only town service they directly get on a regular basis. (Which is paid for from the solid waste/'trash' enterprise account and not the operational budget.)
How do I reach out to the 11,000? That is my challenge.
How do I get to their attention?
How do I let them know that trend of deteriorating services in Franklin should matter?
Maybe that is the answer.
Maybe the real and continued deterioration of services will eventually strike them enough so that they'll get informed to take action and vote.
Franklin, MA
The numbers are in, the majority has ruled and as a result town services will continue to deteriorate.
For those that voted "No', this appears to be just fine for them. Calling for an emergency may get you an answering machine. One less ambulance will be available for that life critical support. Children in school will get challenged by higher class sizes and less teacher attention to prepare for the MCAS tests that will make or break their future.
For those that voted "Yes", the same results will apply equally.
40% turnout is the issue for me. With over 19,000 voters, only 7,966 bothered to vote (297 by absentee ballot).
Where were the other 11,000?
These are the folks for whom the issues (town services) apparently don't matter.
What's in it for me? is the major question most folks ask. From the comments on the Milford Daily News, there is an angry anti-tax group. That is no surprise given the override history in Franklin. The "Invest in Franklin" message did gain some traction in that there was an increase in overall votes from 2008 and mostly amongst the "Yes" crowd, but it wasn't enough.
The 11,000 must go about their life without any significant town services. They may not have children in schools (otherwise they should care). The conditions of the roads they travel on don't matter to them. They may see the quarterly tax bill (or maybe their mortgage company pays it for them) and it doesn't matter much. They get their trash picked up on the curbside weekly and that may be about the only town service they directly get on a regular basis. (Which is paid for from the solid waste/'trash' enterprise account and not the operational budget.)
How do I reach out to the 11,000? That is my challenge.
How do I get to their attention?
How do I let them know that trend of deteriorating services in Franklin should matter?
Maybe that is the answer.
Maybe the real and continued deterioration of services will eventually strike them enough so that they'll get informed to take action and vote.
Franklin, MA
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