Do you know is what a major environmental concern?

A major environmental concern in Franklin is both the quality and quantity of its water supply. Franklin is completely dependant upon wells for its water supply, therefore, it is imperative that both the quality and quantity of the water sources be maintained. Franklin has implemented a Water Resource District23 to protect, preserve and maintain the existing and potential ground and surface water resources that provide water supply to Franklin. The State’s efforts to encourage keeping wastewater local and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase II stormwater management regulations also ensure that more water is returned to the ground to recharge aquifers in a way that maintains quality. Preservation of open space and education efforts regarding the use of fertilizers and pesticides are a key component in addressing water quality in Franklin.

What else would you add to this listing?

1. The next time you open the tap to draw water, give thanks to the DPW crew that takes care of providing us good water.
2. Consider putting trash in an appropriate container (don't just toss it out the window to let it lie along the roadside).
3. Consider picking up any recyclables as you walk through Town (this will prevent them from getting into our waste water treatment system).

Read more from the Open Space and Recreation Plan found on the Town web site here (PDF)

http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/2008plan

Door-to-Door Sales Scam Alert

The Franklin Police Department is warning residents about a scam involving young men and women, between 18-25 years of age, going door-to-door either trying to sell magazines subscriptions or other services, such as cleaning windows or doing landscaping. The ultimate goal is have residents write a check to a company called Quality Subscriptions Inc. (QSI) with the expectation of something in return.

The salespeople often mislead residents. They portray themselves as either living in the local area or being friends of someone in the neighborhood. They are apparently contracted by a company out of Georgia called Quality Subscriptions Inc. (QSI) or United Family Circulation. Information about this company can be readily obtained on the internet.

The Town of Franklin requires most solicitors to provide information and obtain a permit from the Police Department prior to conducting business. Residents are encouraged to contact this Department about anyone soliciting door-to-door to make sure they are registered.

Election "line up" card - updated

This was just updated to reflect the announcement at the Town Council meeting on 9/2/09 that Deb Bartlett will not be running for re-election this year,

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Table below shows the positions available for election this November.

The Candidates column initially showed just the incumbents.
Those who have confirmed taking out papers are marked with a * and bold.
New candidates have their name in bold with -new.
The existing position holders who have not yet taken out papers are listed for reference to keep track of the "line up card"

So what does this tell us?
We need more candidates! The only election competition is for the Board of Health position.

Name	# of Openings	Candidates	Term of Office
Board of Assessors	1 Position (For 4 years)	Robert Avakian*	2009 to 2013
Board of Health	1 Position (For 4 years)	Bruce Hunchard* Koren Kanadanian-new	2009 to 2013
Planning Board	2 Position (For 4 years)	Anthony Padula*	2009 to 2013
	* 1Vacant	Joseph Halligan-new	2009 to 2013
Planning Board (Associate)	* 1 vacant position (For 4 Years)		2009 to 2013
Town Council	9 Positions (For 2 Years)	Joseph McGann	2009 to 2011
		Deborah Bartlett - not running again
		R. Scott Mason*
		Christopher Feeley
		Judith Pond Pfeffer*
		Thomas Doak - not running again
		Shannon Zollo*
		Robert Vallee*
		Stephen Whalen
		Glenn Jones- new Daniel Ballinger-new
School Committee	7 Positions (For 2 Years)	Cora Armenio	2009 to 2011
		Susan Rohrbach*
		Paula Mullen*
		Edward Cafasso*
		Roberta Trahan
		Matthew Kelly
		Jeffrey Roy*

Using the pool to clean storm water

Franklin was awarded a grant to treat storm water and clean it before it gets to the Charles. What does storm water treatment look like? These two views are found along Panther Way on the site of the old Town pool next to the Police Station.

 

The article in the Milford Daily News announcing the grant to fund this work was posted in July here and on the Wicked Local Franklin site here.

 

The catch basins are projected to handle about 86,000 gallons of water per storm, or about 1.6 inches of rain.

Do you know Franklin is home to some endangered species?

The following is from the Open Space and Recreation Plan updated in 2008 and available on the Town web site (PDF)

The Town of Franklin has four National Heritage & Endangered Species Program

(NHESP) delineated priority habitats of rare species and also estimated habitats of

rare wild life. The locations are described as follows:

1. The area around Beaver Pond and Mine Brook from the railroad tracks just south of Route 140 across Interstate 495 to and including, Spring Pond on Washington Street.
2. Located primarily within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Charles River Natural Valley Storage area.
3. The area encompassing Wampanoag Drive up to Concetta Way located eastern part of Franklin on the border of Norfolk and Wrentham.
4. The area surrounding Miscoe Brook on the southwestern portion of town within proximity of Washington and South Street.

According to National Heritage and Endangered Species (NHES), Franklin provides a

habitat for several endangered, threatened and species of special concern.

Open the link to the Open Space and Recreation Plan (PDF) and cruise to page 30 to find this section and the table listing the endangered species living within Franklin.

http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/2008plan

Town Council Mtg Smry 09/02/09

This is the collection of live reporting posts from the Town Council meeting on Sep 2, 2009:

• Live reporting - Administrators Report, and close
• Live reporting - Action items
• Live reporting - H1N1 Update
• Live reporting - License transactions
• Live reporting - Appointments
• Live reporting - Town Council Mtg  

Community Health Council - Agenda - 9/3/09

The agenda for the Community Health Council meeting is attached:

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The notes from the last meeting in June are also attached:

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The Community Health Council meets every other month. All meetings will be held in the Training Center on the 3rd floor of the Franklin Municipal Building.


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