Franklin, MA: Absentee ballots available - Sep 25th primary election

ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE.

TOWN OF FRANKLIN ELECTION NOTICE

STATE PRIMARY ELECTION

DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

TIME: 6:00a.m. – 8:00p.m.

PLACE: FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL FIELDHOUSE ON OAK STREET
ALL PRECINCTS

LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE: AUGUST 25, 2010 at 8:00pm at the Town Clerk’s Office, First Floor, 355 East Central Street, Municipal Building.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING JULY 28, 2010
Absentee Ballot Information: Absentee ballots are now available in the Town Clerk’s office. A registered voter who will be unable to vote at the polls on election day due to the following reasons may vote absentee up to 12:00 noon Monday, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010:
absence from your city or town during normal polling hours; or
physical disability preventing you from going to the polling place; or
religious belief.

All absentee requests must be made in writing with an original signature (no faxes or e-mails are accepted). If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Deborah L. Pellegri, Town Clerk, at 508-520-4900.

Attest: Deborah L. Pellegri, CMC, Town Clerk/Election Administrato



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Town Council - Agenda - 8/4/10

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 7, 2010

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS - Meetings of the Town Council are Recorded
Change of Council Meeting Date – Sept. 15 to Sept. 22

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS

E. APPOINTMENTS

F. HEARINGS

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION –
1. Resolution 10-40:Affordable Housing Strategy and Development Action Plan
2. Resolution 10-42:Establishment of North Grove Street Economic Opportunity Area
3. Resolution 10-43:Establishment of South Grove Street Economic Opportunity Area
4. Resolution 10-44: Establishment of Financial Way Economic Opportunity Area
5. Resolution 10-45:Purchase of Land at 459 Pleasant Street-Authorization and Appropriation
6. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 10-645: Site Plan Review & Design Review – 2nd 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 full agenda document can be found on the Franklin, MA website here (PDF)
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2010tc/08042010%20Agenda.pdf

In the News - Bill Glynn, St Rocco's, cancer, renovations

School discussion planned in Franklin

by Ashley Studley/Daily News staff

Italian cooking in Franklin, a handful at a time

by Heather McCarron

Franklin family goes to extreme measures for stomach cancer gene

by Melanie Graham/Daily News staff

Architect selected for Franklin High renovations

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Franklin, MA: Town Council - procedures manual

Continuing to find some interesting summer reading, let's get into the Town Council procedures manual. It is posted on the Town website here (PDF):
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Council/procedures07.pdf

and can be viewed here:

FranklinMA_TC_procedures07

Native Plants of Franklin

Hello Franklin! It’s time to reveal what last week’s mystery plant was. Were you able to figure it out? Loretta was close, and Susan correctly identified it. Here is the picture again:



If you said it was pinesap, you are correct!

I photographed this pinesap, at the Franklin State Forest last September, which means you have some time to get out and look for this elusive plant yourself. This patch is visible from the trail that leads straight into the woods from the YMCA.



The trick to seeing pinesap, Monotropa hypopitys, is that it only grows above ground like this for a very brief window of time. You may notice that the plant isn’t green. It actually contains no chlorophyll, which means it isn’t getting its food from the sun. Instead, it is a parasite that feeds on a fungus, which in turn is in a symbiotic relationship with tree roots. Don’t ever try to transplant this type of plant, because its growing conditions are so complex that removing the plant from its environment would kill it.

A more common relative of pinesap is Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora, which also grows in undisturbed, shady woodlands, and is in bloom right now.



Indian pipe is frequently mistaken for a fungus, but like pinesap, it is a parasitic flowering plant.

And here is our next mystery plant:



Happy plant-sleuthing!


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Franklin, MA: Customer Service commitment

Jeff Nutting, the Franklin Town Administrator, has posted the following customer service commitment on the Administrator's page on the Town website (PDF):


Franklin MA Customer Service

Franklin, MA: summer reading

Looking for some summer reading?
Something more than a paperback novel or a magazine from the grocery store check out line?


Try the Financial Audit Reports for 2008 and 2009. You can obtain both reports from the town website here:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Admin/Audits/


If you find a term you are not familiar with, look it up with your favorite search engine. The results should include one or two dictionary references, an entry for wikipedia and perhaps some professional references including higher education institutions.


By the time you finish reading and studying, the summer will be over!


Enjoy!






By the way - if you are interested in the Town budget documents, you can find the prior years here:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Admin/previous

You can find the current Fiscal Year 2011 budget here:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Admin/FY%2011%20Budget/



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