Sunday, January 12, 2014
Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Jan 15, 2014
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 13, 2013, November 20, 2013, December 4, 2013, and Executive Session Minutes of November 13, 2013
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by Franklin Matters.
C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
E. APPOINTMENTS
Appointment of Treasurer Collector
Citizens Committee Appointment
Finance Committee Appointment
F. HEARINGS
Zoning Bylaw Amendment 13-726: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend the Franklin Town
Code at §185, Attachment 9. Schedule of Lot, Area, Frontage Yard and Height Requirements – 7:10 PM
G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
“Lessons learned from Franklin Matters”, Steve Sherlock
I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
1. Resolution 14-01: Appropriation: Spring Valley Estates/Brielle Way
2. Resolution 14-02: Purchase of Land off Cottontail Lane, Authorization and Appropriation – Requires 2/3 Vote
3. Resolution 14-03: Support for Legislation, H1586, An Act concerning electronic publication of certain legal notices
4. Resolution 14-04: Acceptance of Gift, Franklin Police Department
5. Bylaw Amendment 13-725: Chapter 170, Vehicles and Traffic – 2nd Reading
6. Bylaw Amendment 13-726: Zoning Bylaw Amendment §185, Attachment 9. Schedule of Lot, Area,
Frontage Yard and Height Requirements – 1st Reading
7. Bylaw Amendment 14-727: Chapter 47, Alcoholic Beverages – 1st Reading
8. Bylaw Amendment 14-729: Water Map Amendment – Uncas Avenue Extension – 1st Reading
9. Bylaw Amendment 14-730: Sewer Map Amendment – Uncas Avenue Extension – 1st Reading
K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
L. OLD BUSINESS
M. NEW BUSINESS
N. COUNCIL COMMENTS
O. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required
P. ADJOURN
The documents released for this published agenda can be found here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2014/011514.pdf
Who is that Franklin veteran?
You had a bunch of fun around the holidays as we played "Where in Franklin?" The Historical Museum has a new set of photos of World War II veterans that they are trying to identify.
Go to the Facebook page to view and comment on the photos you can identify.
Click through to Facebook here
The museum has many veterans photos we are trying to identify. Some names we know, many we don't. But we are looking for more than a name. Take a look at this first collection of photos, do you recognize an Uncle, Grandfather, Father, friend? Let us know their name and tell us a story, share a memory. Help us honor these men and their lives. While perusing the photos you'll may see a front porch you recognize, you'll see some great shots of vintage autos and views of uptown from the 40's. Leave your comment under a specific photo and contact us with any questions.A sample of one of the many photos to review and identify
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| Go to Facebook to identify this individual |
Go to the Facebook page to view and comment on the photos you can identify.
Click through to Facebook here
Updated winter schedule for Historical Museum
Franklin Historical Commission has decided to close the Museum on Thursday nights through the end of February due to the cold winter evenings and low traffic. The Museum will be open weekends, as usual on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. They will resume regular hours in March, including Thursday evenings.
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| Franklin Historical Museum - shown in Feb 2013 |
You can visit the Museum at their website
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/
or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FHM02038
Winter hours:
January - February 2014Saturday - 10:00 to 1:00 PMSunday - 1:00 to 4:00 PM
What happened to the trash/recycle schedule this week?
The adjusted schedule was not met this week. As I walked along Union St, the even side from the tracks to 140 still had not been picked up. The odd side from 140 to the Town Common had not been picked up.
On my own street, the recycling was picked up on the adjusted day, the trash one day later and the tree is still there. I can assume there are other neighborhoods with similar results.
The question becomes how and why this occurred. The opportunity is also there to use this as an example where communications could be improved. The town alerts which were used to tell us about the change in schedule could also have been used to tell us why the schedule is not met.
What street do you live on and what is your status?
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| Union St heading towards West Central |
On my own street, the recycling was picked up on the adjusted day, the trash one day later and the tree is still there. I can assume there are other neighborhoods with similar results.
The question becomes how and why this occurred. The opportunity is also there to use this as an example where communications could be improved. The town alerts which were used to tell us about the change in schedule could also have been used to tell us why the schedule is not met.
What street do you live on and what is your status?
"It has an exponential positive effect”
The Milford Daily News has an article on local legislators and their use of the new social media or digital channels to communicate with their community. This is timely. I have a presentation scheduled for the Town Council meeting this Wednesday where I share what I have learned from publishing "Franklin Matters" over the past six years.
Social media should be one of the tools in the toolkit. My presentation is part of the Town Council agenda being published today. I will be updating it to include a couple of slides with some metrics and post that here as well.
How does Franklin Matters use social media? Briefly, each post auto generates a post to Twitter. The key posts are also scheduled to be shared on Facebook and Google+. The collection of posts on the webpage each day is emailed at 9:00 AM to those subscribers. If you would like to subscribe to the email listing you can do so here http://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html
Some legislators admit they only joined Twitter when they ran for office, but Rep. Jeff Roy, a Franklin Democrat, said he was tweeting way before then.
For the same reason he meets senior citizens at the senior center, Roy said he engages with younger constituents online.
“I like to see who would retweet something that I posted,” he said.
@JeffRoy tweeted this week: “I just committed to ride the Pan-Mass Challenge for 2014. Click here to join me!”- See more at: http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140112/NEWS/140119788/1994/NEWS/?tag=2#sthash.QSJeLBnc.dpuf
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Social media should be one of the tools in the toolkit. My presentation is part of the Town Council agenda being published today. I will be updating it to include a couple of slides with some metrics and post that here as well.
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How does Franklin Matters use social media? Briefly, each post auto generates a post to Twitter. The key posts are also scheduled to be shared on Facebook and Google+. The collection of posts on the webpage each day is emailed at 9:00 AM to those subscribers. If you would like to subscribe to the email listing you can do so here http://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html
"help achieve safer homes and schools"
The Milford Daily News reports that Franklin has received some safety grants.
The town has been awarded $5,786 and $3,218, respectively, in grant funding through the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and Senior SAFE Programs for the 2014 fiscal year.
The funding will support fire safety education programs for students and seniors in Franklin.
State Senators Richard Ross, R-Wrentham and Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and State Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, announced the awards Friday.
In a statement, Ross said: “The S.A.F.E. Program has a longstanding history of success in educating Massachusetts children about fire safety and prevention. With the creation of the Senior SAFE Program, I hope that we are able to build upon that success and reach new populations with a high risk of fire-related injury and death.”- See more at: http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140110/NEWS/140119935#sthash.CNqmJlBG.dpuf
Saturday, January 11, 2014
"market the property to small businesses"
The Milford Daily News reports on the Downtown Partnership meeting Thursday morning:
If you have any ideas about the Emmons St building, you can participate in the public hearing on Tuesday Jan 21 in the 3rd Floor Training Room at the Municipal Building at 7:00 PM.
An entertainment club, a quaint hotel, a lush park — when it comes to the question of how to develop the former Town Hall on Emmons Street, the downtown business community has more than a few suggestions.
Nearly 40 business leaders crowded into a conference room at Dean College Thursday morning to shop ideas for the property’s future.
The hour-long session, part of the Franklin Downtown Partnership’s monthly meeting, illuminated two potential scenarios for the town: sell or lease the building for commercial use or turn the entire property into green space for the public.- See more at: http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140110/NEWS/140119987/1994/NEWS#sthash.PfGBSq7K.dpuf
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| Emmons St - file photo from March 2009 |
If you have any ideas about the Emmons St building, you can participate in the public hearing on Tuesday Jan 21 in the 3rd Floor Training Room at the Municipal Building at 7:00 PM.
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