Franklin Matters

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Sunrise Montessori - Open House - Apr 16

Sunrise Montessori School, Inc.

Wednesday, April 16th from 9:30am to 11:00am

Families are welcome to tour the classrooms, meet the teachers, watch a lesson presentation and learn more about our Montessori preschool and kindergarten programs.

For further information, please call the school's Director, Karen Roeber, at 508-541-8010 or see the school's website at: http://www.mysunrisemontessori.com/

Sunrise Montessori School, Inc. is located at 31 Hayward St., Franklin and is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

The sign will look a little different without the snow!

Senior Center: A new edition of The Franklin Connection is available

A new edition of The Franklin Connection has been published on the Town of Franklin web site.

Click the link below to read the latest edition

http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Senior/Apr14connection.pdf

Senior Center - Open House Mar 31

Franklin Schools: Upcoming Events

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hello All

Happy Spring / Yea for no more snow !
Last day of school June 20 ½ day
A few activities that may be of interest:

~~Franklin Education Foundation Trivia Bee/ Tonight~~~~Come to the FEF Trivia Bee- 7:00 p.m at the Mercer Auditorium at Horace Mann Middle School. Music, snacks and healthy competition for Town-wide dominance.~~

PARCC Pilot Assessment Parent WorkshopMarch 20 at Horace Mann MS 6:30 p.m. - Panel presentation and hands on workshops with sample questions. Breakout sessions for K-5, 6-8 and 9-12.

Putting for Patients/ FHS Community Service ClubGet your golf skills ready for the good weather- participate in Putting for Patients, a town-wide fun-filled afternoon of mini-golf to benefit Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Open to students and adults of all ages. Sponsored and organized by FHS students. Sunday, April 6 from 1:00-4:00 at FHS. For more information see flyer on FPS web site News You Can Use: http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_Webdocs/news/news or on the web: https://sites.google.com/site/franklinhighcsc/putting-for-patients-1

Best Buddies 2^nd Annual Dodgeball TournamentThe Best Buddies and the Franklin Schools are pleased to announce that the tournament will be held on Sunday May 4^th from 2-5 p.m. at Horace Mann Middle School. Teams can sign up in all age brackets and the games use safety "foam/sponge" balls. For more information see News You Can Use website: http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_Webdocs/news/news or www.facebook.com/mberthia or email Mark Berthiaume at mberthia09@gmail.com. Last year $15,000 was raised to support Best Buddies programs.

Franklin Municipal Building

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Town Council - 03/19/14

The collection of posts reported live during the Town Council meeting of March 19, 2014.

The published agenda and documents as released for this meeting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/03/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-mar-19.html

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

affordable housing trust looking for housing to buy to turn around for affordable hosing

the medical marijuana is a grow only facility, it is not a dispensary
it was overwhelming approved by the Town voters, it was zoned appropriately with tight security
the permittee is going through the permitting process

L. OLD BUSINESS
4th of July report is spare in details

M. NEW BUSINESS
following up on the housing trust, we are a cash buyer
8 page application
we have $1.2 M to spend and use for affordable housing

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Jones - congratulate Thayer PCC, raised $17,000 last Saturday
FEF is hosting the trivia bee, good luck to them

Vallee - I will give this to the Citizens Committee to look at a hospital to open a triage center

Kelly - all the phone numbers are on the website, don't play to the rumor mill
don't be afraid to call us, we will talk through the discussion

Padula - I talked to Dr Rooney about the issue
we had an issue recently and the police and fire were really huge taking care of us
this council voted 5-4 last time, for peopple think the council will go one way, a 5-4 decision is not the case

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

P. ADJOURN
motion to adjourn

Live reporting: Legislation

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
meeting at a hospital, we transport over 1,000 a year to Milford. We may not get a hospital in town, I understand that but we may be able to get a clinic so they would be able to get some urgent care

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
1. Resolution 14-14: Purchase of land at 92 Wachusett Street – Authorization and Appropriation – Requires 2/3 Vote

Padula recused himself to avoid a conflict

motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 (via roll call)

2. Bylaw Amendment 14-731:Amendment to Chapter 82, Appendix A, List of Service Fee Rates – 1st Reading

motion to move to second reading, seconded, passed 9-0

trash fee rate increase from 212 to 216 effective July 1
there is a cost of living increase in both the collection and disposal costs, use of reserves will avoid a further increase. This is the last year of the 5 year contract which we'll then re-bid for the next term

some folks have a second recycling bin, more have a second trash, the increase for the second is not double as the truck is already going there

Live reporting - liquor license discussion

Wine & Malt Package Store License

Kelly - I was looking to set up a protocol to so everyone would be aware and be able to respond if they so choose

Mercer - I'd like to see one policy for both liquor as well as the beer/wine

Cerel - most desirable licenses are the all alcohol and package, they can free up with sale of business or from the census update

Nutting - we'll work to get a policy drafted

Cerel - the licenses are structured so they are subject to the Town Council approval no matter the other terms of sale. There is a movement afoot on Beacon Hill for the legislature to get out of the business and leave it to the local authorities (i.e. Town Council)