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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Cobi's Corner: A Time for Reflection
Holiday Pop up Market at Fresh Start Market - Dec 18
"Come shop our Holiday Pop up Market and help support local artists. From stocking suffers to delicious local foods for your holiday gatherings, we'll have something for everyone's tastes. Local artists will be selling their wares, we'll be hosting food tastings, and Franklin's Girl Scouts will be outside selling cookies.
We are New England's only premier 100% locally sourced New England healthy food grocery market and every purchase will help local businesses. "
Follow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/437409904668301
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| Holiday Pop up Market at Fresh Start Market - Dec 18 |
Holiday Happenings and Gift Guide 2021
Via the Franklin Downtown Partnership comes this Holiday Happenings and Gift Guide to remind residents to shop local! See the guide here ->
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| Holiday Happenings and Gift Guide 2021 |
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Franklin.TV Open Meeting - Thursday Dec 9, 2021 - 5 PM
Franklin●TV Annual Open Board Meeting
This year our Annual Open Board Meeting will be conducted online only as a virtual meeting via Zoom. The link is: 857 7708 6916
Join us, Thursday, December 9th at 5:00pm.
Questions? Email: info@franklin.tv
This brief meeting is open to all Franklin businesses and residents. Learn more about Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm. We'll review our progress during the past year and discuss plans for the future. At the meeting you may cast a vote for new and/or renewing board positions. This year we will vote to continue Jay Horrigan's board position for an additional three year term.
Excerpt from FCCA bylaws: (Available on our website.)
Section 15. Election of Director by the Membership (a) Members shall be notified by the Clerk of the election of a director by the Membership at the Annual Meeting. Said notice shall be in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV. (b) Any eligible voting Member may be nominated for election to the position of Director by: (i) Written notification to the Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to Annual Meeting; or (ii) By nomination from the floor of the Annual Meeting made and seconded by no less than three (3) eligible voting members.
Our facility enables us to provide full production support for Franklin residents and groups who wish to create TV and radio programs. Thanks to our board members who contribute their time and energy to help make Franklin●TV all that a public access studio can be. If you would like to become involved either as a volunteer or produce your own TV or radio programs at Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm, just send an email to: info@franklin.tv with your contact information. You can also call us to discuss and help you develop your program ideas. 508-541-4118.
See you then
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin●TV Annual Meeting - Dec 9, 2021 |
Recap: Community Preservation Committee approves meeting schedule, reviews sample plans/applications, sets Jan 4 and 18 as public hearings
Quick Recap:
- A short 21 minute meeting saw the introduction of new member Rick Power. He will represent the Planning Board and was unable to vote until formally approved by the Town Council.
- The proposed schedule of meetings for 2022 mostly Tuesday nights to avoid conflict with School Committee and other meetings in the Council Chambers was approved by 8-0 vote.
- Discussion on sample plans and applications used by other communities. Watertown's plan and Concord's application were touted and generally received agreement to be used as the 'template' for the Franklin version
- Public hearings scheduled for Jan 4 and Jan 18 to allow the community to provide input and suggestions to develop the 'wish list' for how the CPA funds can be used.
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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter while I attended the meeting in the Council Chambers.
The Twitter hashtag #CPC1207 can be found online The thread begins with
https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/status/1468368023450968065
- getting ready for the Community Preservation Committee meeting tonight - agenda doc -> https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-12-07_cpc_packet.pdf… #cpc1207
- meeting opens, motion to approve minutes of Oct 2021, passes 8-0 - new member representing the planning board is here listening/observing, can't officially vote yet (requires Town Council approval). #cpc1207
- discussion on proposed scheduled for meetings for 2022; motion to approve, passes 8-0 #cpc1207 (BTW - Rick Power is the representative from the Planning Board)
- discussion on CPC application and sample plans from other communities - see links in the agenda doc https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-12-07_cpc_packet.pdf… #cpc1207
- two public hearings scheduled for Jan 4 and 18 to enable community input for the 'wish list' for which to use the CPA funds available in Nov/Dec 2022 #cpc1207
- Watertown plan touted as a good sample (side note, Watertown leveraged our charter once upon a time) #cpc1207 Concord application touted as a good one for consideration as a guide for Franklin's development
- The Town does have their own items for the 'wish list' one can look to the capital requests and see what of those make sense to use with CPA vs. remaining on the list for use with capital funds (i.e. free cash) #ccp1207
- consideration of applications as 'rolling' but have some level of 'cutoff' to enable the due diligence and prioritization to being before CPC for approval and then the Town Council #cpc1207
- expectation of the 4th and 18th is to open the listening session for ideas of possible use of the CPA funds #cpc1207
- motion to adjourn, passes 8-0 #cpc1207
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| Recap: Community Preservation Committee |
2022 Spring Registration for Franklin Girls Softball is Now Open!
Click on the "Register" button in the top right corner of the https://www.fgsafastpitch.org/ page to get started!
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| 2022 Spring Registration for Franklin Girls Softball is Now Open! |
Franklin, MA is a location for COVID-19 Testing for Child Care
COVID-19 Testing for Child Care
Department of Early Education & Care (EEC) will be offering No-Cost COVID-19 drive-through testing for the child care community at locations across Massachusetts. Get Tested. Testing for COVID-19 is widely available in Massachusetts and critically important to preventing the spread.
For additional information on the testing process and requirements
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-testing-for-child-care
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| Franklin is a location for COVID-19 Testing for Child Care |
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