Franklin, MA: Finance Committee - FY 2019 Budget Hearing #2 - April 18, 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 

at 7:00 PM 

Franklin Town Hall

2^nd Floor Council Chambers

	AGENDA
1.    Call to Order 2.    Public Comments 3.    Approval of Minutes 4.    FY2019 Budget Presentations:	Dept.	Tab
Recreation	630	Culture and Recreation
Library	610	Culture and Recreation
Town Clerk	161	General Government
Elections	164	General Government
Fire	220	Public Safety
Police	210	Public Safety
Dispatch	225	Public Safety

This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/finance_committee_agenda_4-18-18_revised.pdf

The Town of Franklin Budget page  http://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget

Franklin, MA: Finance Committee - FY 2019 Budget Hearing #2 - April 18, 2018

Franklin resident struggles with Lyme disease. Can you help?

Jackson (Jack) Montgomery is young man from Franklin who has been fighting a battle with Lyme disease. A GoFundMe page has been created to help with the costs of this fight for health. The article  linked below provides additional details about his diagnosis, medical care to date, and the deep debt incurred by his parents to provide medical care. 

Jack's family has recently identified a new course of treatment that could provide a significant improvement in his quality of life; however the cost is quite significant. And you can help!

https://www.gofundme.com/jmontgomery

"Despite his illness, Jack has persevered academically. He is one of the hardest working individuals you could imagine. This affable young man is adored by his peers; and their parents too! Jack graduated from Franklin High last year and has an impressive academic and leadership record:

• 4.0 GPA weighted
• 4 Year Active Peer leader, headed committees
• 3 year class representative in student government
• President of French National Honor Society
• 3 Year peer mentor
• 3 Year worker of freshman high school experience
• 5 AP classes

Every donation helps get Jack closer to the treatment he needs."

https://www.gofundme.com/jmontgomery

Franklin resident struggles with Lyme disease. Can you help?

Review of Town Council Procedures - Apr 18 - 6:00 PM

The Town Council subcommittee looking to update the procedures that govern a Town Council meeting are scheduled to meet Wednesday, April 18 at 6:00 PM

The current procedure document marked up with the proposed changes can be found online and copied here for convenience

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/review_of_town_council_procedures_committee_meeting_4-18-18.pdf

or  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N_eoieiXhFWPiaSSLtWo_01VDTXmLRA0

Review of Town Council Procedures - Apr 18 - 6:00 PM

Franklin Newcomers and Friends to host Jeff Nutting May 2

The Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club will host Franklin Town Administrator Jeff Nutting as our speaker. He'll update us on what's going on in town and he'll answer your questions. This is always one of our most popular meetings as it's very informative. Please join us for our monthly meeting at 7:30 PM, Wednesday, May 2 at Restaurant "3". To accommodate our speaker, we're meeting a week earlier than usual.

We invite any resident of Franklin, or a surrounding town that doesn't have a Newcomers Club, to join us at "3" Restaurant, 461 West Central Street, Franklin. Complimentary appetizers and beverages are provided and a cash bar is available. This is our last regular meeting of our calendar year.

We typically hold our meetings the 2nd Wednesday of the month, September through May. Additionally, we hold many fun and varied events to stay connected throughout the year. Look for us on Meetup.com, Facebook and our website, www.franklinnewcomers.com, to see what events we have coming up.

Franklin Newcomers and Friends to host Jeff Nutting May 2

Franklin Library - "Creature Teachers" and "Minute to Win It"

Two programs are scheduled for the Franklin Library today. Creature Teachers at 10:30 AM and Minute to Win it at 1:00 PM

Franklin Library - "Creature Teachers"

Franklin Library - "Minute to Win It"

This was shared from the Franklin Library posting on the programs for April school vacation week
https://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-vacation-programs-at-franklin.html

In the News: Jones to Haiti again; comfort care and 'conversation project'

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

"As a member of the town council, Glenn Jones is among those who seeks to help out his community. 

This week, he spreading that wealth of community service to another community, more than 1,000 miles away in Haiti, considered to be the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Accompanying him is another generation of community servants: His 17-year-old daughter, Jillian. 

Members of the New England Chapel, the Joneses have been on prior missions, but not together. Jillian, a junior at Franklin High School, went on a Mustard Seeds mission trip to Jamaica last year. 

As for Glenn Jones, Haiti has become a familiar place. It’s his third trip back and he has become such a familiar figure to the people from his past trips that he’s earned the nickname “Dig Dig” -- “because the first time we went all we did was dig.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180416/franklin-councilor-daughter-in-haiti-on-mission-trip

"As she nears death at age 92, former first lady Barbara Bush’s announcement that she is seeking “comfort care” is shining a light — and stirring debate — on what it means to stop trying to fight terminal illness. 

Bush, the wife of former President George H.W. Bush, has been suffering from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to family spokesman Jim McGrath. 

In a public statement Sunday, the family announced she has decided “not to seek additional medical treatment and will focus on comfort care.” 

The announcement comes amid a national effort to define and document patients’ wishes, and consider alternatives, before they are placed on what has been described as a “conveyor belt” of costly medical interventions aimed at prolonging life."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20180416/barbara-bushs-end-of-life-decision-stirs-debate-over-comfort-care

The Conversation Project can be found online  https://theconversationproject.org/

The conversation starter kit will lead a couple through the conversation about end of life planning  https://theconversationproject.org/starter-kits/

The Conversation Project

“The camp has meant so much to all of us, we want the next generation to have the same experiences we had”

The Franklin radar turns up this article about renovations at the Armenian Youth Federation Camp Haiastan located on Summer St in Franklin.

"Thanks to the generosity and dedication of Mr. Gregory Arabian of Belmont, Mass. and the Rafaelian-Caruolo family of Cranston, R.I., AYF Camp Haiastan is set to embark on yet another significant infrastructure upgrade this spring. Three major projects have been already completed in the past three years: a new camp-wide septic system, a new water well, and most recently, a new shower and bath facility. 

Arabian is increasing his commitment to the Armenian Cause by donating $250,000 to renovate and add a second floor to our aging Director’s Quarters in Franklin. This dramatic transformation will allow our summer directors to live in enhanced quarters on the second floor with increased privacy and a second bedroom while adding four bedrooms on the first floor for semi-private accommodations for head counselors, assistant directors, guests and more. This donation was spurred by the love felt by Attorney Arabian during his numerous visits to AYF Camp Haiastan while executing the wishes of Neshon Hagopian as the executor of Mr. Hagopian’s Estate. 

“I have decided that this is how I wish my legacy to be,” Arabian said, while pointing to the 50-plus-year-old building. “I like what you are doing here.”

Continue reading about the renovations at Camp Haiastan in Franklin
https://armenianweekly.com/2018/04/12/its-happening-at-camp-haiastan/

AYF Camp Haiastan

Related posts from the archives

Robert Megerdichian's gave a talk at the Franklin Historical Museum on Sunday, October 2, 2016. His connection to Franklin was through his father's work building the camp.

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/08/franklin-historical-museum-to-host.html

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/10/the-box-tagged-in-armenian-these-are.html