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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Downtown Partnership: Meeting Cancelled

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Meeting Cancelled

via Franklin Downtown Partnership by noreply@blogger.com (Franklin Downtown Partnership) on 2/29/12

Due to inclement weather, the General Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 1, has been cancelled.

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New K-3 class at Franklin Art Center starts Saturday

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New K-3 class at Franklin Art Center starts Saturday

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Starting March 3, from 9-10:15 a.m., the Franklin Art Center will offer Saturday morning art classes for students in grades K-3.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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Date: Feb 29, 2012 8:52 AM
Subject: Parking Ban Activated
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02/28/2012

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

807 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTRY WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY...

MAZ007-013>016-292115-

/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0010.120229T1700Z-120301T2300Z/

EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-

SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...

CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY

807 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO

6 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...GREATER BOSTON METRO AREA INCLUDING THE NORTH SHORE.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 4 PM AND SHOULD BE HEAVY FOR A

TIME THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER

TONIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH...OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTRY MIX SHOULD LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL DURING THE

EVENING COMMUTE...AND POSSIBLY DURING THE THURSDAY MORNING

COMMUTE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND ICE WILL HAVE

AN IMPACT ON TRAVEL. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME AND

BE ALERT FOR ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS.

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New Franklin High School: Educational Design Features

The School Building Committee delivered this presentation at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012.

New Franklin High School: Educational Design Features - Revised

Note: this is an update version of the presentation!

As soon as the video of the meeting is available, it will be linked to here.

"a great opportunity for the students"

“It’s a beautiful, beautiful plan,” member Pamela McIntyre said. “I completely support this. This is something that absolutely needs to happen.”

School Building Committee Chairman and Town Councilor Thomas Mercer, high school Principal Peter Light and Ai3 architect Jim Jordan gave a presentation on the project last night, the board’s first since the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved the new school in January.

They explained many of the points already aired to other committees in town.

The proposed school is expected to cost $104.6 million, but substantial reimbursement from the state means the town would pay about $47 million.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1911642689/Franklin-School-Committee-members-in-favor-of-new-high-school#ixzz1nlmCS5xr

Respectfully, "many of the points already aired to other committees in town" may indeed be accurate for those who have heard about this project. The major financial points, date for the vote, etc. those have not changed. In the presentations that I have been able to attend, there are many details shown here for the first time. I heartily recommend viewing the presentation itself. The layout of the building, the slide details shown bring out some features not previously revealed. The walking distance between classes, the cluster arrangement, the layout of the new building super-imposed over the layout of the existing... All impressive points!

Attention: Franklin Investment-type Property Owners

Real Estate Income & Expense Filing Deadline Income & Expense data requests were mailed January 19, 2012 for all parcels (including utility easements, however excepting totally vacant land) classified Commercial, Industrial, Apartment (4 or more units) and Mixed Use. These Income & Expense (I & E) Forms about the operation of the Real Estate are due to file in the Office of the Board of Assessors on or before March 19, 2012.

Failure of an owner or lessee of real property to comply with such request within 60 days after it has been made by the Board of Assessors shall be automatic grounds for dismissal of a filing at the Appellate Tax Board.

If an owner or lessee of Class one, residential (e.g. apartment or mixed use) property fails to submit the information within the time and in the form prescribed, the owner shall be assessed an additional penalty for the next ensuing tax year in the amount of $50.

If an owner or lessee of Class three, commercial or Class four, industrial property fails to submit the information within the time and in the form prescribed, the owner or lessee shall be assessed an additional penalty for the next ensuing tax year in the amount of $250.

If you did not receive an Income & Expense Form, please request one in writing by mail or in person at our office.

Board of Assessors information
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Assessors/index

The Governor's Budget and Health Care in Massachusetts

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The Governor's Budget Proposal for MassHealth

This budget brief describes the proposals in the Governor's FY13 budget which affect MassHealth (Medicaid) and other health care programs.

The Governor's initiatives are designed to:

Promote long-term changes in the health care delivery system
Help state health programs implement federal health reform requirements
Improve the administrative capacity of the MassHealth program

In addition, the report describes plans to reduce projected spending by $544.4 million--as well as an effort to tap enhanced federal matching funds worth $45 million in new federal revenues.

This is the first in a series of reports that will be published by the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) and produced by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in partnership with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.

Read the Report

MassBudget provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies--with particular attention to the effects on low- and moderate-income people.