Franklin Matters

Monday, October 1, 2018

Town Council - Sep 26, 2018

The recap of the Town Council meeting held on Sep 26, 2018

The Council approved the Appointment of Kaye Kelly to the Franklin Cultural Council with a term expiration of June 30, 2021. Approved 9-0.

The Council approved Resolution 18-51 to renew the Verizon Cable License with the Town of Franklin with a license term of 5 years . Approved 9-0

The Council approved resolution 18-53 to amend the FY19 Library Budget from $126,519,822 to $126,618,521 by raising and appropriating funds in order to increase the FY19 Library budget from $900,301 to $999,000, ensuring for the first time in a over a decade the Town does not have to apply for a waiver of the Minimum Appropriation Requirement (MAP) with the state. Approved 9-0.

The following two actions allow the Town of Franklin to hire five police officers whose salaries would be funded from the overtime money saved by the change in hours per the memorandum. The unions did this for two reasons; one to keep some one to staff the police station when the regional dispatch operations starts in 2019 and two to add folks to the street patrol.

The Council approved resolution 18-54 to ratify the Memorandum of Agreement between the Franklin Police Association and the Town of Franklin, 4X4- Ten Hour Per Day Work Rotation. Approved 9-0.

The Council approved resolution 18-55 to ratify the Memorandum of Agreement between the Franklin Police Sergeants Union and the Town of Franklin, 4X4- Ten Hour Per Day Work Rotation. Approved 9-0.

The complete actions taken document can be found online
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zQBDmJuO4X4HyNtu1j7sPWlsLaeoAgiX/view?usp=sharing

My notes reported live during the meeting:

Live reporting: To Closing
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/live-reporting-to-closing_26.html
Live reporting: Legislation for Action
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/live-reporting-legislation-for-action_26.html
Live reporting: Public Hearing
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/live-reporting-public-hearing.html
Live reporting: Town Council - Sep 26, 2018
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/live-reporting-town-council-sep-26-2018.html

Town Council - Sep 26, 2018

SAFE Community Forum - Weds, Oct 3 - 7:00 PM

Join the Safe Coalition on Wednesday, Oct 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. You can hear Shared Recovery Stories, Grandparents Role in Recovery from SUD, Outreach Talks on Alcoholism, Recovery News, and Upcoming Community Events,

SAFE Community Forum - Weds,Oct 3 7:00 PM

For more about the SAFE Coalition, visit their web page http://www.safecoalitionma.org/

Franklin Veterans Memorial Walkway - construction begins

On Saturday, September 29, the construction of the Franklin Veterans Memorial Walkway began with the opening of the walkway path.

Work will continue through October in preparation of the Dedication on Veterans Day, 11 November at 1:30 PM on the Town Common.

Franklin’s Veterans Service Officer thank the DPW crew and Building Commissioner for their work to begin the construction.

preparing the walkway

digging for the foundation

done for the day

The Brick order form https://post3402.org/documents

Make checks payable to Franklin VFW Post 3402

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Community Coffee - Oct 3

The next School Committee Community Relations Coffee hour is scheduled for Wednesday, October 3 from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Franklin High School Library.

The scheduled topic is "Homework Policy" – update on current work and forum to ask questions and provide feedback. Any topic can be added to the discussion at any of the coffee hours.

The library is located immediately to the left inside the main entrance at Franklin High School.

Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Sep 26, 2018 (audio recording)

FM #147

This internet radio show or podcast is number 147 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording is of the Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting that was held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. The meeting began at about 5:30 PM in the 3rd Floor Training Room. The meeting opens with a round of introductions. Chief Lynch arrived just after the intro. Councilor Glenn Jones arrived just as the meeting was wrapping up.

The Joint Budget Subcommittee is comprised of representatives from the Franklin Town Council, the School Committee, and the Finance Committee along with key members of Franklin Town and School administration.

The agenda for the meeting can be found online
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/joint-budget-subcommittee-meeting.html

The recorded meeting runs about 45 minutes. Without further ado, here is the audio recording.

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“We have to play hard because we have something to prove”

Josh Perry, the Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides a good article on FHS alumni Nicole Ellin.

"Trying to balance academics and athletics is hard enough at the college level, regardless of what division you are playing at, and Bard College senior Nicole Ellin increased the difficulty level further by being a standout in two sports. Not only does she have to balance school work with practice and games, but also balance her yearlong commitments to two programs, soccer and lacrosse.

The Franklin High grad leads the Raptors in minutes played this fall, starting all eight of Bard’s games so far this season and all but one game in four years, and is also, already, a two-time captain for the lacrosse program and played in every game over three seasons with one more spring to come.

While Ellin admits that she had to learn how to manage her time to be fully committed to soccer, lacrosse, and her studies as a psychology major, this was exactly what she was looking for when she searched for the right school four years ago.

“It’s hard with school work sometimes because of the workload, but it keeps me busy,” Ellin said. “It’s my last seasons for both sports so I want to be there for both lacrosse and soccer. It’s hard to be around for both sports and be part of both teams completely, which I am, but you have to separate your time.”

Continue reading about Nicole online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklins-nicole-ellin-making-double-the-impact-at-bard/

Franklin grad Nicole Ellin has played almost every game in her four years for the Bard College women’s soccer and lacrosse teams. (Bard College Athletics)

FHS Alumni: Lexi Martin

The Franklin radar picks up this profile of FHS alumni Lexi Martin now entering her senior year at Merrimack College.

"Lexi Martin is a senior guard on the Women’s Basketball team. Before coming to Merrimack, she attended Franklin High School in Franklin, Mass., where she was four-year letter winner and two-time Hockomock All-Star. Martin emerged as a contributor on the team during her first year and continued that through sophomore year. She missed the entire 2017-18 season due to an ACL injury, but looks to come back even stronger for the Warriors this season. Martin majors in International Business.