"I think this is the wrong way to do it"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The Town Council at its meeting this week called for more transparency and better tracking in the maintenance of town buildings. 

The council expressed those concerns to Deputy Director of Public Facilities Marco Brancato, who was at the Wednesday session to request approval for a new preventative maintenance program. 

Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said the effort would take inventory of public buildings and equipment and put that information into a software program. The program would then set up a maintenance schedule and help identify problem areas."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160714/franklin-councilors-raise-maintenance-concerns


Additional information on actions that were taken at the Town Council meeting on Wednesday can be found on the Town of Franklin webpage
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0245C10A-000F8513

Franklin Municipal Building, site of  the Town Council meetings

Franklin Library Book Sale - July 16-17

The Library is now in it's temporary location while construction takes place and the monthly Library Book Sale is scheduled for Saturday (July 16) from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM and the Bag Sale on Sunday (July 17) from 9:00 AM to Noon.




This was shared from the official Town of Franklin page
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0244E15B-000F8513

Franklin Public Library operates from its temporary location at 25 Kenwood Circle

"if the councilors did not feel local government was broken, they should not fix it"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The Town Council will be seeking more information about amending Franklin's charter. 

Councilors asked Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting Wednesday night to gather information about past charter reviews, with the intention of possibly convening a new group to do so. 

Nutting spoke about the ways in which the charter had changed in the past, beginning when Franklin moved to a city form of government in 1978. Since that time, he said, reviews have taken place in 1995 and 2010."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160713/franklin-could-review-charter

In case you missed the Jeff Nutting letter as part of the meeting agenda, you can find it here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Council/July%2013,%202016/Memo%20to%20Council%20Charter.pdf

The full agenda and documents released can be found here
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/024507A7-000F8513

Franklin Municipal Building

Are you a parent of a child in Franklin, MA that needs community service hours?

Jim Schultz , Shari Feldman and 5 others posted in All about Franklin .       Jim Schultz July 13 at 10:46am   Are you a parent of a child in Franklin, MA that is 15 years or older? Do you find yourself scrambling to help your child fulfill service hours at school every year? If you answered yes to both of these questions, the Franklin Cultural Festival has a solution for you! We are looking for a handful of volunteers during the dates of July 27th though July 30th. In particular, the Saturday July 30th date at the Black Box Theater to help with the two stages of entertainment AND Taste of Franklin. Your child would have the opportunity to fulfill their ENTIRE years worth of service hours by volunteering with the festival for just one day! If you are interested, please contact us at the following email address: franklinculturaldistrict@gmail.com If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here in this thread. Should you be concerned about the validity of the opportunity, I will be happy to provide you with the contact information of a town official at Town Hall that can verify this as a legitimate opportunity for your child to earn service hours and the benefits as well as supervision that will accompany the days worth of volunteer work.   Like Comment             Facebook             Jim Schultz July 13 at 10:46am Are you a parent of a child in Franklin, MA that is 15 years or older? Do you find yourself scrambling to help your child fulfill service hours at school every year? If you answered yes to both of these questions, the Franklin Cultural Festival has a solution for you! We are looking for a handful of volunteers during the dates of July 27th though July 30th. In particular, the Saturday July 30th date at THE BLACK BOX to help with the two stages of entertainment AND Taste of Franklin. Your child would have the opportunity to fulfill their ENTIRE years worth of service hours by volunteering with the festival for just one day! If you are interested, please contact us at the following email address: franklinculturaldistrict@gmail.com If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here in this thread. Should you be concerned about the validity of the opportunity, I will be happy to provide you with the contact information of a town official at Town Hall that can verify this as a legitimate opportunity for your child to earn service hours and the benefits as well as supervision that will accompany the days worth of volunteer work. Like Comment         View on Facebook     Edit Email Settings                 Franklin Cultural Festival

#ShopFranklin - Supporting Small Business: Let's all celebrate Jennifer Leggee Garcia's birthday week!

Sarah Mabardy , Terri Rieke Frank and 4 others posted in #ShopFranklin - Supporting Small Business .       Sarah Mabardy July 12 at 7:07pm   Let's all celebrate Jennifer Leggee Garcia's birthday week by checking her out this week on FranklinTV's #shopFranklin - Supporting Small Business episode featuring Elizabeth's Bagels. Check here for times..... http://www.franklin.tv/programguide.pdf And find out why people go to the emergency room so often on Sunday mornings! Let's all celebrate Jennifer Leggee Garcia 's birthday week by checking her out this week on Franklin...   Like Comment             Facebook             Sarah Mabardy July 12 at 7:07pm Let's all celebrate Jennifer Leggee Garcia's birthday week by checking her out this week on FranklinTV's #shopFranklin - Supporting Small Business episode featuring Elizabeth's Bagels. Check here for times..... http://www.franklin.tv/programguide.pdf And find out why people go to the emergency room so often on Sunday mornings! Let's all celebrate Jennifer Leggee Garcia's birthday week by checking her out this week on Franklin... Like Comment         View on Facebook     Edit Email Settings

Concerts on the Common: Sharon Concert Band

• Sharon Concert Band
• Elaine Kessler Story Teller - Children's Program

concerts on the common - Wednesday at 6:00 PM

Income Growth and Gateway Cities

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. New study shows incomes of typical households in Gateway Cities haven't grown with the economy Since 1979 incomes of typical households in Gateway Cities have barely grown, while our overall state economy has grown significantly. This is part of a broader pattern we have seen in the national economy over the past four decades: economic growth isn't translating into strong income growth for most households. In the decades after World War the incomes of low, middle, and high-income households grew at roughly the same rate. But not in recent decades. While economic growth has led to average income growing 69 percent in Massachusetts since 1979, that average hides what has been happening for most families: median income (the income of the household at the midpoint of the income distribution) rose less than one percent a year while incomes for the highest income one percent of households increased almost seven times as rapidly, rising 4.5 percent a year. MassBudget's new report "Income Growth and Gateway Cities: What Happened, and Is there a Path Back to Broadly Shared Prosperity?" shows how this pattern played out in Gateway Cities where median incomes grew even less than in the rest of the state - and in some cases declined (adjusting for inflation).  The report also looks at policies that contributed to creating an economy where wages are no longer growing with productivity and at some strategies that could push back against that trend. Commonwealth magazine is running a version of the paper as an article in their new summer issue. Read the new MassBudget study (HERE) You can also read MassBudget's recent factsheet on "The Effects of Skewed Growth on Household Incomes" (HERE). The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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