Franklin Matters

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Live reporting - License transactions

F. HEARINGS
none

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
1. Change of Manager – 99 Restaurant & Pub
motion to approve, passed 8-0

2. Transfer of License – Diavolo, Inc. d/b/a Bellino’s
motion to approve, passed 8-0

Live reporting - Town Council - 2/1/12

Present: Mercer, Dellorco, Kelly, Powderly, Pfeffer, Jones, Bissanti, Roy
Absent: Vallee

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The meeting is being recorded by Verizon, Comcast and Franklin Matters

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
none

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
none

E. APPOINTMENTS
Master Plan Committee - Christopher Vericker, Jay Duncan
motion to approve, passed 8-0

Franklin Community Garden Committee - Richard Clause
motion to approve, passed 8-0

Wadsworth Diary - Feb 1, 1858

Very Pleasant & Cold, at sunrise 8 above zero grew much warmer towards noon. Commenced and split 5 ½ hours 1 ½ cds and cut part of Mrs. Wrights wood Jos went to Mr. Cooks & in afternoon, he helped Wm Miller draw lumber from the mill. Went to the sing at Mr. Deans with Sarah & Mrs. Richardson in eve.

In the 1850s, on a busy working farm in the southern part of Franklin, a man named George Wadsworth started writing in a journal about everyday events. When he filled that journal, he bought another, and filled that up too. Two dozen journals, and 27 years later, he had written about almost everything that can happen in a small New England town. His words were lost to history until 1986, when town resident Gail Lembo came across some of the journals at a yard sale.

From the Franklin Historical Museum website
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/p/wadsworth-diaries_30.html

Note: The vote to continue was close but positive for continuing: 13 for, 10 against. The diary skips Feb 1892 and picks up again in April. What I have done to keep with the February period is go back to one of the earlier years in the diary, 1858.

"scheduled to decide tonight"

School Building Committee Chairman Thomas Mercer and Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting gave a presentation about the high school building project to Finance Committee members last night. The Long Range Finance Committee also unanimously endorsed the plan to replace the school at its Monday night meeting.

When asked what would happen should voters not approve the debt exclusion, Nutting said, “The problem doesn’t go away; the costs go up.”

The high school’s accreditation status could drop from “warning” to “on probation” without a new building, and any plan to renovate or rebuild the existing facility using state money would have to start from scratch, Mercer added.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1192852660/Franklin-Finance-Committee-gives-thumbs-up-to-new-high-school#ixzz1l7rPzncL

Related posts on the Town Council meeting agenda for Feb 1, 2012

The latest design photos for the new high school
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/01/fhs-updated-design-photos.html

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Wadsworth Diary - Jan 31, 1892

Very pleasant, but cool & windy. About home all day. E. Simonds here.

FHS: Updated Design Photos

Here is a slideshow of the updated design photos for the model school proposed to replace Franklin High School.

Many of these photos are now available in the Town Hall and entrance of each school.

The Town Council will vote at their February 1 meeting on the language for a ballot question and the date for Franklin voters to have their say. The State has approved the 104.5 million dollar plan and Franklin voters now have 120 days to approve the deal.

Note: email subscribers will need to click through to Franklin Matters to view the photos.

Additional info on the high school project is collected here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/12/collection-high-school-building-project.html

The Citizens for a New Franklin High have put together a website with additional info here
http://www.newfhs.com/