Franklin Candidate for Town Council - Melanie Hamblen (audio)

Candidate for Franklin Town Council, Melanie Hamblen and I sat to talk at Agway. Melanie and her husband, Neal bought this operation in 2016 (more about that in the interview). It took a couple of tries to record this but this recording comes out well.

FM #134

This internet radio show or podcast is number 134 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording is my interview with Town Council Candidate Melanie Hamblen. We recorded this at her work location, Franklin Agway. Technically, the recording took a second try.

I also tried out a new transcription service and it seems to have translated the words to text remarkably well. I only needed to add some punctuation marks and capitalizations. When talking, sometime we pause for a sentence end, and sometimes the pause is caught, sometimes it is not. You’ll find the full text on the Franklin Matters post with this recording.

The interview itself runs about 15 minutes. Without further ado, here is the recording

Franklin Matters (FM) The first question, we've talked, so I know a little bit about you, but the benefit of the others, tell us a little bit about your background. What is your Franklin's story. 

MH - So my Franklin story, my husband and I moved Franklin in 2010. I. Worked in a children's hospital. In Boston and I would take the train and every day. And so when I got home from work I would go into my yard and I had my garden and I grew my own vegetables and I had chickens and dogs and bees. 

But one thing was really missing was that we didn't really know our neighbors that well. And we moved out to Franklin to have more space, to be closer to farms, and really with the goal that I wouldn't go into Boston forever on the train. Because you know what the train was like. Sometimes it can be a challenge. 

Luckily I stopped going on the train when it got really bad. One of the good things about being on the train was that you can have friends there. And so I had these train buddies actually see them here Agway now and visit with me and I still stay connected to them. So that's really good. 

So in 2016. Neal and I bought the Agway in March of 2016 what we bought the Franklin Agway it's independently owned it's not a franchise or anything. It's just us. So we've decided that to become connected to the community we had to do something different. And we really enjoyed being here with all the all of the festivals and all the things that are here in town. 

I like to put a hash tag on things sometimes. On Instagram, you can follow me on Instagram, I think you do. But I always put #betterlife. And this has really become a better life for us. We're really connected to the community and this really really feels like the right thing to do.

So we're we're trying to give people to give people information they need to make sure that they're they have they can grow their lawn in the right way or brew beer or make cheese. I'm going to do things in an environmentally positive, good earth stewardship way, makes a lot of people they want to do that. They don't know where to start. So I hope that I have a friendly personality so that people aren't afraid to ask me questions.

Well one of the things we moved to Franklin was because there were farms here and so I live down the street from Hoffman Farm and I went down to check the Farmer Nick. I said to him "What can I do to help you?" I have this time now I want to I want to be more involved in what goes on in town. And he said the number one thing you can do is help us is to create an agricultural commission in town. 

And so it's a lot of the farmers that come into the store. I knew more people than anybody else did. And so we've got all the farmers together and put together a proposal to the town to create an agriculture commission. So they had a voice.  I felt like nobody really cared about them and that they didn't nobody listened to what they had to say. 

Just the whole process of doing this has made them feel better and more connected to the community themselves. So it's kind of a win win win win situation here. We were all with a little bit because we have our farmers feel connected we are connected to them and they feel a little more. And farming is really stressful. And they were worried about what's going to happen to their farm in the future is their family going to have a place to live? Are they going to be able survive through the next winter? Is there going to be a big change in the legislature or the rulings of a town that's going to make it impossible for them to farm?

You see things like that have had been happening in other communities around us and and also just in the direction that the town is going. It seemed like they were really worried about their state their space their land. And really you don't want your farmers stressed up that much because they get us food. Right. They were something we need. Right. And they keep us connected to the ground into the earth and to each other.

So I'm working with the farmers and Jeff and Jamie in particular (Jeff Nutting and Jamie Hellen) the administrators of the town when we actually worked with the Economic Development Committee that's put together a proposal to create to create an official commission here in town. And I think this will give the farmers a real voice, that gives them it gives them an official voice in town that they really truly exist. 

And that's really a powerful thing and empowers them to be able to take control of their own destiny really right. It's like a really good thing. So the Town Council voted for it. We built a community around that agricultural commission.  There's a Facebook page that said all the farms we're on you can find out where everybody is. And when they have things available. 

Jeff and Jamie have really helped me a lot to bring this proposal to the State House, to get it put into our charter, so it will be official and real. 

I went to the town council meetings. I started in January. You saw me there. You get to sit next to each other and to see how things work and how things are how things work in the town. Why do we have to do these things three times and what does this mean. I think we have to go at least four times in a row to really understand how long the process takes and how much work it is.

One of the things I've realized is that I feel that the town council I think I have a different voice. I think that that the voice of the pro-agriculture, pro-open space. I feel like I'm more of a collaborator and I like to build consensus with people. I like to build teams to work out work on project problems and projects and to communicate with other people. 

That's one of my big things as I just love to make sure that people have the information that they need to make the right choices for them. It's like we don't have to all agree as long as we have the information to make our own opinions and to create our own opinions. 

You know I've always find it very interesting to meet a group of people and to find out all the different opinions that people have about a certain subject and then think about it myself and then decide what I think is right for me. So that's that's all my science background that comes through on almost everything I do. 

I'm I'm always observing observing people or things or do experiments with my tomatoes that I grow. And I mean I like to gather information about a certain thing. So if I don't know one, I can't give somebody a decision right away. I have to go research and maybe sometimes people want people want an answer they want something quick. But I think we need to slow down a little bit sometimes and really think about what we are doing and what we're going to say and and really weigh all the different opinions that are out there right.

FM: What do you see as your role’s biggest challenge and do you have any suggestions on how we can resolve it?

MH - Based upon what I've seen and heard so from going to the different town council meetings and I think the budget meetings were really informative and that it's it seems like the one of the major issues we're going to come up against is to have a balanced budget. To have the schools and all of our services supplied with the funding that they need. It's going to be really hard to to make sure that the school budget is filled and that we have all the police department has everybody they need in a fire department has everybody they need. 

I really wanna make sure that people are safe in town and that they have and they have it and they have a chance. Our students, our children have a chance to be able to get the education they need.

I don't have a son in town in school. He's 26. He's got to have a Westwood education. At that time we voted to redo the Westwood high school so when we moved to Franklin in 2010 and the first thing we voted for was to upgrade the Franklin high school. It's really important. Not just to keep our property values up but to have a good place for kids to learn.

I guess I'm kind of a nerd because I think education is really important and a well-balanced education. We need to have great to be able to have music and art and our students need to be able to learn how to think. So when the time comes I will have to use my science back my science background and really study this budget. It's really serious. It's a serious thing and it's really super important and we can't just make a snap decision and we have to really take time and study this and find out the best way to get it to get to the end.

FM: So that would be a good segue to the second you talked about your Franklin's story and their challenges. And so I think you've already started talking about it. What are you what would you bring to the council to help the council meet those challenges as we go forward.

MH - Well one of the things I'm very passionate about is communication. I think what we need to do is we need to communicate to people. We need to educate everyone about what our needs are. And what the services with our money can pay for and if there's a gap. People need to understand that. 

We need to help people understand. We need to reach out to people. We can't just think that it's OK for them to come and talk to us. I really feel like we need to do an outreach and explain to people what it means. Explain everything that happens and I think then you'll find that you'll get more support. Because people feel like you care.  I care about Franklin I want Franklin to be the best place it can be. I think we need it. It can only be in the best place if we all work together. 

FM - And so having covered the basic three questions the Franklin Cultural Council asked me to ask the Town Council candidates. So if I may let me just read it to you. 

"As you know Franklin has applied to the state for the official cultural district designation in town. What do you feel was the role of arts and culture in Franklin and what is your plan to advance that interest. "

MH - Well first of all. I think the fact that we have so many really interesting. Cultural stations in town. Is really exciting to me because there's the.

[00:12:44] For me as a small business owner and one of the things I think about is that you can get people excited to come downtown and go to shop. to shows then they're going to eat in the local restaurants and it's just a great thing for the local economy. So I feel like, it's not only is a quality of life thing. It really helps us all. Pays for our life. It's really exciting that there's so much stuff going on in Franklin that has has this really good quality makes you feel good. I need to use my background again here to learn more about the funding of the council. I don't really know much about it. I did try to check Facebook and look around at that at the Web sites and I couldn't really find too much about it. But I think it's a wonderful thing for all the way. 

Well I just want to thank everybody for listening to me. And I want you to know that I want to know what is important to you. So now you know what's important to me. And I want to know what's important to you. I think it's really good to know. We need to share our ideas and our opinions with each other so that we can find out what's best to go forward for the town. So if you're on Facebook you can find me on Facebook.

There's Melanie Hamblen for Town Council. There's also the FranklinAgway.com. That's me too. Or you can even contact me through the Franklin Agway Facebook page. And my I'll give you my e-mail address too (mjhamblen@verizon.net).  

So there's tons of ways to get in touch with me if you want to meet me in person. Let me know. I'm always willing to meet with people. It's one of the best things that I get to do here now that I'm here at the Agway.

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission

I hope you enjoy!

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Reminder: #2069 No Shame Rally - Wrentham Common - Oct 28

The #2069 movement, the brain child of Deacon Ron Tibbetts and Trinity Episcopal Church in Wrentham, has touched a nerve and taken hold in towns all across the Commonwealth. 

Please make plans to attend the #2069 No Shame rally on Wrentham Common. October 28 - 10:00 am. 

And be sure to join the movement on Facebook @ 2069_signs

#2069 No Shame Rally - Wrentham Common -  Oct 28

For updates, follow the Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/1576177895778815

"S.A.F.E. is a coalition of community partners who have come together to provide support, education, treatment options, and coping mechanisms for those affected by substance abuse disorder. We do so by empowering those affected, including their families, with the tools necessary to succeed on their journey to recovery. We understand that while I can't, we can."

 http://safecoalitionma.com/

Register O'Donnell Testifies for More Transparency When It Comes to Homeowner Mortgages

	Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
	Register O'Donnell Testifies on Beacon Hill for More Transparency When It Comes to Homeowner Mortgages Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell recently testified before the legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of two bills, Senate Bill #880 and House Bill #790, which would mandate that any residential mortgage assigned to a third party must be recorded with the appropriate Registry of Deeds within 30 days of its execution. The bills, which have been spearheaded by Register O'Donnell and his colleague, Plymouth County Register of Deeds John Buckley, are designed to allow consumers to always be aware of who is or has held their mortgage. Both Registers pointed out to committee members that a residential mortgage can be sold multiple times throughout its term. The pair further explained why it is important for the consumers to have such a protection. "For most homeowners purchasing a property, it is the biggest investment they will make during their lifetime," noted Register O'Donnell. "It may also be their biggest financial obligation as well." Register Buckley went on to further state that this is a consumer bill. "They way we look at it, people pay $175 to record a mortgage; they ought to know who holds it as it goes forward." One of the most frustrating experiences that the Registry's customer service department fields, according to Register O'Donnell, is when homeowners pay off the mortgage and are ready to sell their home, but they don't know the name of the last lending institution, or if they do know the name, don't know how to get a copy of the mortgage discharge because the company has gone out of business. The person than has to be referred to the State's Banks and Banking Division to track down the information. "We can alleviate this frustrating step if we can get this bill into law," noted O'Donnell. Other major benefits of the bill would be to capture lost revenue. "It also makes for a level playing field between the larger lending institutions, who in the past have not filed mortgage assignments, in contrast to the smaller community banks that for the most part do so. Additionally, if this legislation is enacted it would bring consistency to Registry policies; since we already record all mortgage assignments on the Land Court side and now we would have the ability to do it on the Recorded Land section side too," noted Register O'Donnell. The bills, Senate Bill #880 and House Bill #790, whose chief sponsors are Senator John Keenan (D-Quincy) and Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton), have received strong support in both legislative branches with a total of 67 co-sponsors. "I would like to thank both legislators for their leadership and support. It has been invaluable to getting us where we are now in the legislative process," concluded O'Donnell. To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds. The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street, Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry's website at www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org. Register William P. O'Donnell Norfolk County Registry of Deeds email: registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org phone: 781-234-3336 web: http://www.norfolkdeeds.org

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, 649 High Street, Dedham,, MA 02026-1831 Sent by registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org in collaboration with Try it free today Register O'Donnell Testifies for More Transparency When It Comes to Homeowner Mortgages

Announcement from Franklin Lions Club

It has come to our attention donations were solicited in the Franklin area in exchange for concert tickets on or around October 7. 

This person did NOT have authorization from the Franklin Lions Club to collect donations or give concert tickets as we cancelled our contract with this person on September 28 and never received the money from these collection activities. 

We suggest you file a complaint with the Franklin Police Department if you have been a victim of this fraud as we will be filing a grievance as well. 

Please email us at franklinmalions@gmail.com for this individual’s name if you plan on making the complaint.

Our sincerest apologies for this unfortunate event.

Announcement from Franklin Lions Club

"I want them to have an opportunity to really become better educated about this”

From the Metro West section of the Sunday Boston Globe, comes their recap of the Sext Ed Forum held at FHS on Monday, Oct 16, 2017.

"Amid rising concerns about the pervasiveness of teen sexting, a panel of speakers at a recent regional forum at Franklin High School agreed that the best way to address the problem is through education, not punishment. 

“We want to protect our teens and our children from the harms of sexting, but I believe we also need to do all that we can to prevent and limit our young adults and our children’s contact in entering the….criminal justice system,” said state Senator Karen E. Spilka, an Ashland Democrat. 

Organized by the MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women, the forum Monday was intended to inform parents about the prevalence of sexting in the region, how they can address the issue with their own children, and possible changes in the law that could offer solutions."

Continue reading the article online (Subscription may be required)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2017/10/20/should-teens-who-sext-punished-educated/MIdVKynvfjvmJUPL95CtqJ/story.html

"I want them to have an opportunity to really become better educated about this”

The Franklin Matters summary of the evening via Twitter can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/10/community-forum-on-sexting-twitter.html

"They’re so smart, these kids”

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

"A line of senior citizens filed into a spare room at the senior center on Friday afternoon, gripping their dysfunctional phones and tablets with one hand and greeting a Horace Mann middle school student with the other. 

As part of a bi-weekly club organized by the Horace Mann School, students come to the senior center to spread their tech knowledge to some of the less-savvy, older generation of iPhone and Android users. 

The advantages of the program, according to teacher and coordinator Colleen Donahue, comes from both ends. Though fixing their devices is the main purpose, it’s the relationships that are built that create the most impact. 

“The kids get to have conversations with adults that they wouldn’t normally see, and the adults get to come hang out with kids,” Donahue said. “One time last year we had a woman who had no grandchildren, and this was, like, the highlight of her week.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171022/horace-mann-middle-schoolers-teach-tech

Horace Mann Middle School and Oak St Elementary share
the complex on Oak St with ECDC (behind these buildings)

Franklin Candidate for School Committee: Denise Schultz

This interview with Denise Schultz (DS), candidate for Franklin School Committee, was collaborated on via email.


Franklin Matters (FM): Tell me a bit about yourself, your family, and your life here in Franklin? What is your Franklin story?

DS: My husband, Jim, and I moved to Franklin in 1999 with our son Connor when he was just a few months old. We had relocated to Massachusetts from NJ a few years prior, and were living in Canton. Once we had Connor, it was time to find a town to raise our children in, and Franklin had so much appeal – the history of the library and the quality of the schools being deciding factors for us! 

With Connor now attending Mass Bay Community College (gulp, where did that time go?), it has been a fantastic place to raise our children and be part of an active and caring community. Prior to running for school committee, I was most active with the Franklin Democratic Town Committee, serving as vice-chair and chair.

FM: What experience or background will help you to serve in this role? What do you bring to the table that helps to set you apart from the others?

DS: Every candidate – past and present – has their own unique experiences and perspective that they bring to this role. I have a passion for public policy and governance – strongly believing in the strength of our democracy – perhaps now more than ever. With a lifelong commitment to social justice activism, several years chairing our democratic town committee, three year serving as an appointed Commissioner with the MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women, and the past six year of my career working in public higher education at UMass Boston, I have experience in public administration, running public meetings, and public budgeting and finance. 

However, I find one of the most impactful experiences I bring to school committee is my experience as a parent of two children in the Franklin schools. My son went through Oak Street and Horace Mann, finishing at Tri-County, graduating this past June. I appreciate that his high school experience was still a public school education that was better suited to his interests and abilities. He is now a freshman at MassBay studying mechanical engineering. I am a huge advocate and supporter of public education. 

My daughter started at ECDC – we have such fond memories of her time with Miss Chris – and is now in the Horace Mann complex. I had to advocate for my son with his particular learning abilities and that is a lens I bring to this position as well. It is hard to remove any of our life experiences from the way that we govern. I want to ensure that each and every student in the Franklin Public Schools – nearly 6,000 of them, as well as all of our teachers, administrators and support staff – have all the tools they need to succeed.

FM: What do you see as your role’s biggest challenge and do you have any suggestions on how we can resolve it?

After one term in office, even though this sounds cliché, it really does come down to the finances. We have had positive changes in the past two years – a wonderful new Superintendent that brings a fresh lens and perspective, thoughtful work on new policies that impact dress code and homework, and a strong commitment to improve communications and community relations. But all of that work is for naught if we start to lose teaching staff. With state revenue projections shrinking, rainy day funds being spent this fiscal year, and the unknown impact of multiple new housing complexes coming online, the reality is that we will have some tough choices to make on the budget in the next term for school committee. 

I testified at the State House this summer in favor of a bill that would address the very out of date Foundation Budget formula that drives our public education funding across the state, and have taken on an advocacy role within the committee to ensure that we are doing all that we can to make sure local, state and federal officials are aware of the impact the budget constraints have on our schools in Franklin. Logically the next steps are working closely with the finance committee and the town council, and engaging the entire community in the conversation about our public school dollars and what shortfalls we might have in the near term and long term. 

We do not want to be in a position that we are pitting our schools against our police and firefighters. The town as a whole needs more resources, and I feel that together we can work towards a solution that ensures we continue to build upon what we have, and make it better.



If you would like to follow up with Denise, her email is DeniseLynnSchultz@gmail.com

and her campaign Facebook can be found here -> https://www.facebook.com/DeniseSchultzforFranklin/

From the archives, the interview with Denise 2 years ago
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee_1.html


Offer to Candidates 2017
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/08/offer-to-candidates-for-franklin.html 

Noteworthy: This information is intended to help the Franklin voters when we all head to the ballot box on November 7. The interview candidates have had an opportunity to review the text before publishing to ensure the accuracy of our discussion. 

Election Collection - 2017

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda -Oct 24, 2017

Vision Statement

The Franklin Public Schools will foster within its students the knowledge and skills to find and achieve satisfaction in life as productive global citizens.

AGENDA

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which

may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed

and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent

permitted by law."

the key to learning

1. Routine Business
a. Review of Agenda
b. Citizen’s Comments

In the spirit of open communication, “the School Committee will hear public comment not related to an agenda item at the beginning of each regular School Committee Meeting. The Committee will listen to, but not respond to any comment made. A Committee member may add an agenda item to a future meeting as a result of a citizen comment” – from Policy BEDH

c. FHS Student Representative Comments
d. Superintendent’s Report

2. Guests / Presentations
a. Special Recognitions – Dr. Ahern
b. Franklin High School NEASC Accreditation Report – Paul Peri

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. Policy – First Reading
- BEDH – Public Participation at School Committee Meetings
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action1-BEDH.pdf
I recommend moving policy BEDH to a second reading at the next meeting.
 - JJF-R – Student Activity Accounts
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action2-JJF-R.pdf
I recommend moving policy JJF-R to a second reading at the next meeting.
- BDD – School Committee – Superintendent Relationship
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action3-BDD.pdf
I recommend moving policy BDD to a second reading at the next meeting.
b. Policy – Second Reading/Adoption
- BBA – School Committee Powers and Duties
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action4-BBA.pdf
I recommend adoption of Policy BBA – School Committee Powers and Duties as discussed.
- BBBA – School Committee Member Qualifications Oath of Office
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action5-BBBA.pdf
I recommend adoption of Policy BBBA - School Committee Member Qualifications Oath
of Office as discussed.
c. Superintendent’s Evaluation – Proposed Goals
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Action6-SuptEval.pdf
I recommend approval of Superintendent’s evaluation professional practice goal, student learning goal, and focus areas as discussed.
d. BICO Quarterly Report and BICO Agreement Amendment
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/BICO%20Agreement%204Pkt.pdf
I recommend approval of the amendment to the BICO Agreement as discussed.

4. Discussion Only Items
a. Enrollment Report

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports (e.g. Budget; Community Relations; Policy;
Transportation; Public Policy Advocacy; Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation)

• Budget Sub Committee - Dr. O’Malley
• Community Relations Sub Committee – Ms. Schultz
• Policy Sub Committee – Ms. Scofield
• Ad Hoc – Superintendent’s Evaluation – Dr. Bergen

b. School Committee Liaison Reports (e.g. Joint PCC; School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]; MASC)

• Joint PCC – Dr. Bergen
• SWAC – Ms. Douglas
• MASC – Ms. Schultz

6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items

7. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Minutes

• A1. I recommend approval of the minutes from the September 26, 2017 School Committee Meeting.
• A2. I recommend approval of the following Executive Session minutes for release as public documents: September 12, 2017; April 11, 2017; March 23, 2017 and March 8, 2016.
• A3. I recommend approval of the following Executive Session minutes not for release as public documents: August 22, 2017; January 26, 2016 and December 8, 2015.

b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $612.00 from the Davis Thayer PCC for field trips.
c. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $5,399.99 from the Jefferson PCC as follows:

• $4,500.00 Field Trips
• $899.99 Supplemental Supplies

d. I recommend acceptance of three checks totaling $1,614.20 from Keller as follows:

• $895.00 from PCC for field trips
• $395.20 from fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief.
• $324.00 from PCC for field trips

e. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $1,650.00 from the JF Kennedy PCC for field trips.
f. I recommend acceptance of a check for $975.00 from the Franklin Music Parents for in-house enrichment at FHS.
g. I recommend declaring the listed items as surplus.
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/Surplus.pdf
h. I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,288.00 from the Oak St. PCC for in-house enrichment.
i. I recommend acceptance of a check for $887.11 from Booster LLC for the Keiichi Kitanosono scholarship at FHS.

8. Payment of Bills Dr. O’Malley

9. Payroll Ms. Douglas

10. Correspondence
a. Letter from FHS Student Leaders
b. Budget to Actual – Miriam Goodman

11. Adjournment

Documents released for this agenda can be found on the Schools webpage
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_Packets/10-24-2017%20SC%20Packet/

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Oct 25, 2017

The published agenda and documents for the Franklin Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, 2017

(Note: where there are active links in the agenda item, it will take you to the associated document)

You can also download and review the 34 pages of documents released for this agenda (PDF) october_25_2017_agenda_pdf.pdf

Agenda Item	Summary
A. Approval of Minutes	A. Approval of Minutes
B. Announcements	B. Announcements 1. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may also be recorded by others.
C. Proclamations/Recognitions	C. Proclamations/Recognitions
D. Citizen Comments	D. Citizen Comments - Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five miutes on a matter this is not on the Agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
E. Appointments	E. Appointments 1. Franklin Cultural Council - Olivier Edouard 2. Franklin Cultural Council - Jose Trevino
F. Hearings	F. Hearings
G. License Transactions	G. License Transactions
H. Presentations/Discussions	H. Presentations/Discussions - Veterans Service Officer, Dale Kurtz
I. Subcommittee Reports	I. Subcommittee Reports
J. Legislation for Action	J. Legislation for Action 1. Resolution 17-58: Transfer From Water Enterprise and Rescind Borrowing Authority (Resolutions No. 14-16, 15-27, and 17-14 Appropriation Funding Sources (Motion to Move Resolution 17-58 - Majority vote (5))
J. Legislation for Action	J. Legislation for Action 2. Resolution 17-65: Acceptance of Deed to Two Unimproved Parcels of Land on Grove Street, Pursuant to G.L. Chapter 60, Section 77C (Motion to Move Resolution 17-65 - Majority vote (5))
J. Legislation for Action	J. Legislation for Action 3. Resolution 17-66: Assent to Grant of Utility Easement on Former Town-Owned Land on Pond Street (Motion to Move Resolution 17-66 - 2/3 Majority vote (6))
K. Town Administrator's Report	K. Town Administrator's Report
L. Future Agenda Items	L. Future Agenda Items
M. Council Comments	M. Council Comments
N. Executive Session - None Scheduled	N. Executive Session - None Scheduled
O. Adjourn	O. Adjourn

the Library on Main St in the early morning sunrise