"They just don't want me to vote on the project"

Attorney Gary Hogan said that state laws require Mullaney to disclose the conflict with the town clerk before the first public hearing, which was held in September. But, he filed the form on Oct. 26, Hogan said, so now he wants Mullaney to recuse himself from the vote on the project.

"He did the right thing but my position is that it wasn't filed timely and I think he's tainted as a consequence of that," said Hogan, who represented Eastern Management and Development LLC.

Franklin official asked to recuse himself from voting

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff

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In the News - Lifelong Learning, Youth Baseball, ECDC Open House

Franklin's Lifelong Learning to start next session

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin Youth Baseball changes team ages

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin schools' early development open house

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Staff reports

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"Let’s Talk about Cyberbullying" - Tonight!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

7:00PM – 8:30PM

Dean College

Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room

We are all reading about cyberbullying in the news. Now Franklin’s own home-grown expert Teenangels and their founder, cybersafety expert and head of StopCyberbullying.org, will help the Franklin community understand how it works, how big a problem it is and what we can do about it. The Teenangels are teens who train under Dr. Aftab for 2 years to become cybersafety experts in their own right. They are sought after by the media, governmental agencies and Congress for what they know and their practical approach to addressing cyber-risks.

Parry Aftab is Executive Director of WiredSafety.org, the largest online safety and educational program and the cybersafety contributor to the Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN and MSNBC. She is best known for empowering families to use digital technologies more safely and responsibly. She is a member of Facebook’s five member international safety advisory board and MTV’s advisory board.

This event is sponsored by: Franklin WiredTeens Club, Franklin Community Health Council, and the Franklin Anti-Bullying Task Force.

The flyer for the event can be found here:

Aftab Cyber Bullying Event 12-9-10

Related posts on Cyberbullying
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/11/bullying-plan-presentation.html

http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/11/bullying-plan-comments-wanted.html



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Town Council - 12/08/10

You can find the collection of live reporting from the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec 8th here:

• Live reporting - Closing
• Live reporting - Legislation for Action
• Live reporting - Tax hearing
• Live reporting - Town Council

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In the News - library concert, Tri-County goes green, Charter craftiness

Children's concert at Franklin library

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin's Tri-County joins 'green' program

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin's charter school to hold craft event

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

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"No residents spoke about the tax rate"

Councilors could have shifted the burden to commercial properties by adopting a split tax rate. But, that could result in higher residential taxes next year because the values of commercial properties are dropping quicker than residential ones, said Chris Feeley, a member of the Board of Assessors.

"If in fact we had a dual tax rate last year, the residential rate would have gone up dramatically more," Feeley said. "The town by most standards does not have a big enough industrial or commercial base to warrant a dual tax rate."

Town Council Chairman Scott Mason said that was the most convincing argument to adopt a single tax rate.

Shifting the tax burden to commercial properties would also drive away businesses, especially small companies already battling increasing health insurance costs, said Jack Lank, president of the United Regional Chamber of Commerce.

"If you go with a dual tax rate, you might as well go up on 495 and put a sign that says Franklin is not business-friendly," Lank said.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News


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Live reporting - Closing

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT 

L. OLD BUSINESS 
none

M. NEW BUSINESS 
none

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS 
Vallee - did you hear Cheli's comment about suing the EPA?
Nutting - it is getting out of control but it will cost some money with no guarantee of success
we are concerned about the time of implementation
at some point the town will have to come up with a payment via tax rate or a storm water fee


Vallee - will it come before the council?
Nutting - yes, it will. It has to be released so we can find out with the cost will be



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

motion to go into executive session, approved 8-0



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