Thursday, October 7, 2010

FM #73 Week of 10/7/10

Let's take about 15 minutes this time to cover what is happening in Franklin, MA. It has been a bit since I posted so this will catch up on the major items from the Town Council meetings of Sep 29 and Oct 6; the Downtown Improvement Project, DelCarte dam repair and the Main St traffic flow.

Time:  14 minutes, 33 seconds




MP3 File

Session Notes:

Town Council meeting of Sep 29, 2010
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/09/town-council-092910.html

Executive summary for the Traffic Changes
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/09/improvement-project-traffic-changes.html

Project presentation from May 2010
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/downtown-improvement-project-live.html

Downtown Partnership letter in underground utilities
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/09/franklin-downtown-partnerships-letter.html


Town Council meeting of 10/6/10
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/town-council-100610.html


DelCarte - Town Council discussion
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/live-reporting-delcarte-proposal.html

Where is the DelCarte property?
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/where-is-delcarte-property.html

Photo tour of the property in May 2010
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/franklin-ma-delcarte-tour.html


Economic Development Summit
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/10/franklin-economic-development-summit.html

Franklin Economic Development Summit - Oct 27th

Town Councilors Jones and Powderly have worked with the Town Administrator and the Planning and Community Development Dept as well as local government representatives to schedule this great event for businesses to look at Franklin as a prime location for their business.


Franklin Economic Development Summit



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5th Annual Casino Night - Nov 19

On Friday, November 19, 2010, the Franklin Education Foundation (FEF) will hold its 5th Annual Casino Night at the Franklin Elks from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The event will feature Black Jack, Roulette and Money Wheel as well as raffles, a Silent Auction, cash bar and FREE hors d’oeuvres. The event is well known as a fun evening out with friends and neighbors, all while contributing to a worthwhile cause.

FEF is currently seeking table sponsors as well as auction donations. If you have an item to donate or if your company is interested in sponsoring, contact FEF. It’s a great way for local companies to show their commitment to education in Franklin.

Admission is $25. To avoid waiting in line at the door, advance ticket purchase is recommended. For ticket purchase, auction donation or sponsorship information, please contact Peter Minor at (508) 541-6700 or peter@peterminor.com. Cash only accepted for chip purchase. Checks and Visa/MC accepted for Silent Auction items. For more information visit www.franklined.org.

Since 1997, The Franklin Education Foundation events have raised well over $190,000 which has been distributed to Franklin public schools in the form of special grants. All Franklin Public School staff members are eligible to submit creative, innovative ideas for programs or activities that would not traditionally be funded by tax dollars. To see a list of programs FEF have funded over the years, visit www.franklined.org.


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Where is the DelCarte property?

Not all of the folks in Franklin have grown up here so for those us of who came along because this was a good place to live, here is the Google Map of 'Franklin Reservoirs' - otherwise known as the Delcarte Open Space.



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Prior post on the location
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2009/12/franklin-ma-delcarte-conservation-area.html

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Town Council - 10/06/10

The collection of posts reported live from the Town Council meeting on Wednesday Oct 6th can be found here:






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Vallee holds office hours next week

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:



via The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc. on 10/4/10


Rep. James Vallee, D-Franklin, will hold his monthly walk-in office hours next Friday, Oct. 15.

Things you can do from here:

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Live reporting - Closing

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
Nutting - there is a gain of six spaces downtown overall and attempts still underway to find more


Reference to a company who was read into the Congressional Record for life saving armor


L. OLD BUSINESS
none

M. NEW BUSINESS
Zollo - is there a prohibition against parking cars on the lawn
there is for large vehicles but not for cars


Zollo - I want to comment on the King St project, I was here 15 minutes early and it was due to the improvement made there, I'd like to commend the State and Town for that project


N. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Jones - thanks to Brian and Jeff for putting together this economic summit
a lot of hard work went into making this happen


thanks to Mark and Jeff for writing up this bylaw, it is well written, thank you


Pfeffer - congrats to Dean College on the opening of their campus center, it is a great job, well done and asset for the Town

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required


motion to go into executive session, passed 8-0  (via roll call)






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