Franklin Matters

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Live reporting - Jack Lank

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
Jack Lank, Chamber of Commerce

largest business organization in the region
wanted to thank Bryan Taberner about the business process here in Franklin
the business process here is head and shoulders above the others in the area
you go to a department, that's not my job, you need to go to another window
not here, the person will get up and go over to the other desk to get you involved with what you need to get done

The 2nd economic summit held recently
about 60 representatives from a variety of businesses took part
resources provided, still getting phone calls, had personally received 4
Chamber tends to be one of the first call for information on Franklin
Jack has information from Bryan and company
You guys truly get it

Never once have I heard it about the Town of Franklin
We truly appreciate it at the Chamber of Commerce
we have concrete evidence to provide

Kelly - how is the economy doing from what you have seen?
Lank - haven't gotten a tremendous amount, the four I just mentioned, established businesses here in Franklin that are looking to expand, one has added one, another 3, another 10, so there is some expansion. You can get that info from the Franklin website. We have seen a small up tick

Bissanti - are you saying that the special permit process is not that bad
Lank - from a number of phone calls, it is not good for me to reveal the source

Jones - thanks for your comments at the summit
Lank - 2 of the calls have already been set up with training for new hires.

Vallee - going back to announcements momentarily
The budget hearings will be May 23, 24
There will be only one meeting in July and Aug and those dates are 7/18, 8/15

Live reporting - license transfer

F. HEARINGS
none

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
Transfer of License – Ferrara Imports, Inc

motion to approve, passed 9-0 via roll call

Live reporting: Town Council 4/18/12

Present: Mercer, Dellorco, Kelly, Powderly, Vallee, Pfeffer, Jones, Bissanti,
Remote: Roy
Absent: none

all votes will be via roll call with Roy participating remotely

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 30,2011
December 21, 2011
January 18, 2012 Regular Session
April 4 Executive Session
motion to accept all, 9-0 via roll call

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

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
none

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Brian Loomis, Chestnut St
new here, congratulations on getting the new high school
how do you get new utilities, it took 10 days to get this in when we came here

E. APPOINTMENTS
Design Review Commission
Adrianna Kelly
Nancy Coleman
request to table, motion made, 9-0 via roll call

Motion to appoint Bissanti to GATRA Advisory Board
passed 9-0, via roll call

In the News - Victorian secrets, SWAT Team, Art

Franklin museum reveals Victorian secrets

by Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Franklin man arraigned after SWAT team standoff

by Alison McCall/Daily News staff

Franklin Art Association to meet, May 2

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Teachers as Individuals (1946)

Perspective is important. Some issues that we face today have been faced before. How does that saying go, "if we don't learn from the past we are condemned to repeat it?"

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Teachers as Individuals (1946)

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Those looking to get some historical perspective on the issue of avoiding teacher burnout should investigate the March 1946 issue of Educational Leadership on the theme "Teachers as Individuals." Read the full issue: Teachers as Individuals In the introductory essay,...

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Left hand please meet right hand

So one of our eagle eyed readers found this was posted on the Schools webpage. Note the date of the application of fertilizer - April 15th. And that folks are supposed to stay off the fields for three days after.

SummerFertilization_2012

So why was a Little League baseball game in full progress Monday evening Apr 16 on the Parmenter fields? This is one of the fields listed in this public notice. Yes, this was only one day after the fertilization.

Budget Monitor: Analyzing the House Ways and Means Budget for FY 2013

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BUDGET MONITOR:
The House Ways and Means Budget for FY 2013

Last Wednesday, the House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013.

Our Budget Monitor shows how the HWM budget affects each major area of state government, from health care and education to public safety and the environment--including information on tax revenues. It also compares the HWM budget with the Governor's across these same areas.

Facing a budget gap of roughly $1.3 billion, the House Ways and Means Committee proposes a combination of one-time revenues and spending reductions, including:

Cuts and savings of nearly $600 million, half of it from MassHealth
Temporary revenues worth $685 million--$400 million of which is drawn from the "rainy day" fund.

For further details and analysis, read our BUDGET MONITOR

MassBudget provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies--with particular attention to the effects on low- and moderate-income people.