Franklin Matters

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Franklin's business delayed by lack of quorum

Last night's Town Council meeting was canceled because not enough members showed up to form a quorum.

The board needs five of its nine members for a quorum, but Stephen Whalen, Matthew Kelly, Shannon Zollo, Joseph McGann and Tina Powderly were unable to attend.

Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said this was only the second time he could recall in the 11 years he's worked in Franklin that a meeting was canceled because there was no quorum.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x574193139/Franklin-Town-Council-cant-reach-quorum#ixzz1K9K2aUdj

The notes for the meetings during 2011 can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/p/meeting-notes-2008.html

Attendance records for this Town Council (since their election in November 2009) can be found here
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkwjbnXDBhczdEZSWlZLTFVqNmcxZWFTNDNxNk5PZkE&hl=en#gid=0

Franklin, MA

In the News - school officals, Dean College, library events

Area school officials meet in Milford next week

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Modelane named Dean College vice president

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin Library sets town-wide reading events

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin, MA

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

Dave Meslin talks about the antidote to apathy and outlines the seven barriers:

Intentional exclusion
public space
the media
heroes
political parties
charitable status
our elections

You have been anointed. You have been chosen. Do something about your community today!

Franklin, MA

"We'll investigate as long as it takes"

Normally, investigators start at the least-damaged area of a building and work toward the most damaged spot to pinpoint where the fire began. Once they discover that, they can ask the property owner what was located there and pinpoint a cause, Mieth said.

But that process was difficult in this case, prompting officials to offer the reward, she said.

"Given the fact that the building is unoccupied and there were no obvious witnesses to the fire, they are asking for the public's help," she said.

Investigators completed their site work Friday and are now reviewing timelines and other information, Franklin Fire Capt. Stephen Parchesky said.

Franklin Library: New Items for March 2011

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

New Items for March 2011

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 4/19/11

Browse a list of new books, dvds, music, games and audiobooks recently added to the collection. Click the title link to check availability in the Minuteman Library Catalog.

**New Items**

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Parmenter 2011 Race flyer:

Parmenter 2011 Race Flyer

The registration form:

parmenter_Regform_2011

You can also visit the race website to register online http://parmenter5k.weebly.com/

Franklin, MA

"Reductions in aid would have especially hurt towns such as Franklin"

In Franklin, where Town Councilor Tina Powderly has urged online for residents to tell their legislators to support the reform, the town has also had success negotiating with its unions, Town Council Chairman Scott Mason said.

Nevertheless, "we need to take the constraints off and have a little more control of our own financial destiny," Mason said, adding he was surprised the issue came up this year. "No one on the state level has seemed to want to step forward and take the reins on it. Unfortunately it's a political time bomb."