Live reporting - Senator Ross

I. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
Senator Richard Ross


There was a lot of change that took place in the election yesterday
The Scott Brown factor is alive and well, did pick up 16 seats in the House


Economic projections
Have a good relationship with the Governor
I recognize the piece that I think that is missing
Everybody needs to preserve their positions
The stimulus money was used to preserve public sector jobs
valid jobs but the funds could have been used for job creation


$2-2.5 billion budget deficit is coming
we have to face the hard facts with the couple of years coming down the pike


Did have an opportunity to participate in the Economic Development Summit last week
Well done, this is fascinating to see what you have taken advantage of


You should be acknowledged for supporting the service men, national guard and others for their service


When I have a community, I will treat it as a whole
Oliver Deans great grand nephew




BTW- I was impressed, in all my meeting experience, Sen Richard Ross is the first one who came, spoke and then stayed for the whole meeting.


Franklin, MA

Live reporting - Town Council

Present:  Kelly, Jones, Vallee, Whalen, Mason, Pfeffer, Zollo, Powderly
Absent:  none


A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Executive Sessions September 29, 2010 and October 6, 2010

C. ANNOUNCEMENTS - Meetings of the Town Council are Recorded by Verizon and Comcast and the Franklin Matters website

Recognized as Gold status for Bio-Tech

Recognized as an employer of support for military service

D. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS - none

E. CITIZEN COMMENTS - none

F. APPOINTMENTS
Recreation Advisory Board - Kinjal Patel
motion to approve, passed 9-0

G. HEARINGS - none

H. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS - none



Franklin, MA

Parmenter School: Story Walk - photos

Dolores and I got to take in the Story Walk on Sunday morning.




Enjoy the Story Walk!


Prior posts about the Nature Trail and Story Walk:
The back story on the Nature Trail at Parmenter was published on Monday
The guide to the Nature Trail was published on Tuesday



Franklin, MA

In the News - Treasurer to remained elected, voice heard

"It was nice to see (the questions) on there, giving us the choice. In the case of treasurer, it's right to make it an appointed position," Tierney said.

Others were left feeling confused by the questions.

"I didn't really understand it," said Clare Flynn.

"I couldn't make heads or tails of it," said Merrell Mastin.

Read the article in the Milford Daily News:
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x370073945/Franklin-treasurer-to-remain-an-elected-post

In an election that embodied several local and statewide races, James Lacroix yesterday said it was Question 3 that lured him to the polls.

The Franklin resident said he voted to reduce the sales tax to 3 percent.

"We need to learn how to use the money more efficiently and do what we need to do instead of spending it wastefully," Lacroix said.

Read the article in the Milford Daily News

http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x370073943/People-swarm-to-polls-to-have-their-voices-heard

Franklin, MA

Fund raising weekend for Franklin Food Pantry

The Franklin Food Pantry is fortunate to participate in two, yes, two exciting fund raising events on one weekend.

Saturday, Nov 13 - Bigelow Station plays at the 3 Restaurant
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/fund-raiser-for-franklin-food-pantry.html

Sunday, Nov 14 - Fund Raising at Legacy Place
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/fund-raiser-for-franklin-food-pantry_23.html

How does the Legacy Place fund raiser work?
You buy a ticket for $10. This gets your name on the listing at Legacy Place. When you arrive on Sunday, Nov 14th. Check in to get a bracelet. You wear the bracelet during your shopping trip. The bracelet is an easy sign for the merchants to see that your part of the fund raising "Legacy of Giving" and you obtain the appropriate discount.

The $10 goes entirely to the Franklin Food Pantry. You gain by getting discounts on your purchases at participating vendors. A win-win!


Franklin, MA

Comedy Night at 3, November 19th

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Charter Question 4 - Yes, Question 5 - No

12,829 voters casted their ballots on Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010 in Franklin. This accounts for 63.8% of the 20,106 registered voters.

Of particular importance were the two questions on the proposed Charter Changes, Question 4 covering the technical details passed. Question 5 attempting to shift the elected position of Treasurer/Collector to appointment failed.

Question 4 - technical changes to the charter
Yes - 8443
No - 2596
Blanks - 1790

Question 5 - switch to appointment of Treasurer/Collector
Yes - 4339
No - 7421
Blanks - 1069


The full set of results for all the candidates and questions, precinct by precinct:

Franklin, MA: General Election Results 11/02/2010

Thanks to Debbie Pellegri and all the election workers who did a wonderful job helping everyone today!



 Franklin, MA