Present: Smith, Goldsmith, Dufur, Quinn, Roche, Dewsnap, Feldman, Aparo, Huempfner
Absent: none
Happy New Year!
Jeff Nutting provides some background on the capital budget process and the phased approach is being put together for this year. DPW will present tonight on their capital needs. Other departments will come forward in future meetings.
Items 2, 3 8, 110
Brutus Cantoreggi, DPW Director
Carlos Rebelo, Laurie Ruszala, Deacon Perrota
1 - $500,000 for roads for crack sealing and overlays, attempting to more preventive maintenance
Jeff mentioned completion of the town wide survey on the road condition, to fix it all would be $48M
a rating and cost estimate for every street is available
cheaper to chip seal than to overlay than to complete rebuild
do more earlier and that helps avoid the major expenses
Reducing size of road to make it easier to both reduce the storm water runoff as well as provide less maintenance requirements going forward
Some roads don't make sense to narrow it but where it does make sense, let's do it. Also helps to slow traffic down, people tend to drive slower on a narrow road
2 - vehicles
currently past life expectancy, we do buy used equipment but in this case it is used so heavily we use it so much we really need a new one. A key piece of equipment, a priority
$7500 - update and fix an older Ford truck
- engineering staff vehicle, gotten away from re-using older police vehicles, moved to some smaller vehicles. Available for short money and provide good mileage
a trailer to move some equipment around, some funds out of highway, water and sewer for replacement of this trailer
based upon a case by case basis for each piece of equipment
saved $100,000 with a used 10-wheeler, that we should get a good number of years from
we have good mechanics and the folks respect the equipment, we do take care of them
they don't look too bad but they are just old
Water Dept
following water master plan, did East, West, etc. streets downtown this year
doing Lincoln from Brook to Daniels next year
will adjust schedule to make roads and water needs
water mains one year, street the next
Pine Circle and Highland Road done by DPW this year
other streets need to be contracted out
asbestos pipes need to be replaced as they tend to be leaky (otherwise safe)
get water line issue resolved and street paved at same time
the water rate has grown due to some of the capital work but the cost is also driven by the amount of water sold and with the efficiency and reductions in place, we are actually selling less water.
is there a way to get it done cheaper? if so, then we'll do it inhouse
Sewer Dept
muffin monster grinder to be installed at our Milliken Station
debrie clogs up the pumps to shut them down, these devices would allow the debrie to get chopped up and broken down so they won't clog the pumps
Swifters have overwhelmed the sewers, why? they can?
would reduce the maintenance from once a week to once a month
revenues really low, trying to avoid a rate increase which is already scheduled for 20% again later this year due to the Charles River plant cost
note to community on the switfers - to not through them into the sewer systems
it is not too swift to through a swifter in the sewer
$1.573,000 as total for capital plan this phase
motion to approve capital plan, seconded and approved unanimously
Water fund capital for $1,036,000
motion to approve capital plan, seconded and approved unanimously
Sewer capital for $163,000
motion to approve capital plan, seconded and approved unanimously
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Franklin, MA: Finance Committee - Agenda - Jan 8, 2013
The agenda for the Finance Committee meeting Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
You can also view this document here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczRlJjcWFTc0poejg
You can also view this document here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczRlJjcWFTc0poejg
Annual Report 2012: Design Review Commission
The Design Review Commission (DRC) is a committee of Citizen Volunteers that has approval authority on signage and recommendation input to the Planning Board on Site Plans and building exterior materials. It meets twice monthly and has addressed numerous projects and sign applications this past fiscal year. The Commission is currently composed of Mark Fitzgerald, Chair, Chris Baryluk, Richard Tobin, Jr., Nancy Coleman, and Anna Moses, as well as associate member, Donald Grover. Associate Adrianna Kelly resigned at the end of this fiscal year due to a move out of Franklin. Jennifer Peters, former Chair and a valued member for ten years, resigned earlier in the year due to family and work commitments and was commended for her service to the Town. James Esterbrook also stepped down due to his heavy work load and commitments to other Town committees
This past year, the Commission reviewed and addressed several Site Plans as to landscaping and lighting and exterior Building Plans as to elevations, design, colors and materials. Reviews included projects such as a new Residence Hall at Dean College, Emeritus at Franklin, a senior living facility, Ichigo Ichie Restaurant, exterior changes to Vendetti Motors, exterior changes to two Dunkin Donuts (East and West Central Street), a new building design for Wendy’s, a new Taco Bell on West Central Street and renovations to Molloy’s Gas Station.
Sign applications were reviewed, addressed and approved for approximately forty (40) businesses throughout the fiscal year. In addition, the new Sign By-Law was completed and adopted by the Franklin Town Council on March 21, 2012.
Meetings are held at the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, Room 205, at 7:00 p.m., on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Meeting times, dates and agendas are posted at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Fitzgerald, Chair
The Design Review page on the Franklin website can be found here
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/design
Published by the Town Clerk, this comes from the 2012 Annual Report
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Clerk/annual/
Rail Trail Committee - Agenda - Jan 8, 2013
The Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. The meeting will be held at the YMCA in Franklin and begin at 7:30 pm.
You can also view this agenda document here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczM1RvSlNCWGllWDA
You can visit the Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee on the web at
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/
You can also view this agenda document here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczM1RvSlNCWGllWDA
You can visit the Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee on the web at
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/
DEAN COLLEGE CHILDREN’S CENTER “PARENT SEMINAR: KINDERGARTEN, HERE I COME”
DEAN COLLEGE CHILDREN'S CENTER
"PARENT SEMINAR: KINDERGARTEN, HERE I COME"
Franklin, MA…Dean College Children's Center is sponsoring "Parent Seminar: Kindergarten, Here I Come," on Monday, February 25, 2013 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Dean College Campus Guidrey Center on Emmons Street, Franklin. Parking is at 89 West Central Street.
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The panel seminar focuses developmental aspects of a child's growth – social, cognitive, emotional, fine motor, and gross motor skills. Questions concerning "What is readiness?", "What do Kindergarten teachers expect my child to know", and "How to know if my child needs a gift of another year in preschool?" will be addressed. The panel will examine which aspects are considered by parents and educators when gauging a child's "readiness" for Kindergarten.
Parents of young children and educators are encouraged to attend. This panel seminar is interactive and those attending are encouraged to bring questions. Panel members include fabulous Kindergarten teachers from the area, with insight from educators of Dean Children's Center. Admission for the public is $10 at the door.
Dean College Children's Center is a non-profit, NAEYC accredited preschool providing children with an initial school experience that reflects current research in child development and offers a hands-on experience for Early Childhood Education students preparing for careers in education.
For more information on this educational seminar, contact us at: 508-541-1598
Monday, January 7, 2013
Another #1 for Franklin
From the Neighborhood Scout:
You can view the full listing of 100 communities to find Franklin at #1
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100safest/
The Franklin report can be found here http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ma/franklin/crime/
Make sure to read the Overview tab, interesting stuff!
Our research reveals the 100 safest cities in America with 25,000 or more people, based on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, forcible rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. Data used for this research are 1) the number of total crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and 2) the population of each city. See our FAQ on how we rank the safest cities in America
You can view the full listing of 100 communities to find Franklin at #1
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100safest/
The Franklin report can be found here http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ma/franklin/crime/
Make sure to read the Overview tab, interesting stuff!
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