Another wet weekend to dampen the spirits of the area residents. Wet enough that the Applause Gelato shop has rescheduled their re-opening until April 26 to be timed with the Ladybug Trail Walk which hopefully will bring more Spring-like weather. In the meantime, the moisture is gradually refilling the aquifers so that the State is gradually coming out of drought status so that is good.
On the Town meeting front, the Town Council meets on Wednesday with a zoning bylaw to permit shared use kitchens, authorization for early voting for the special election June 3, and presentations on the Police Dept Mental Health Clinician work as well as the Town’s Crisis Advocacy Team.
Town and State officials hold their office hours at the Senior Center Thursday morning. Franklin Q&A has 2 sessions this week; at the Library Monday night at 6:30 PM and Wednesday at the Senior Center at 11 AM. All three sessions designated for informal question and answers on Town business.
*** Meeting schedule for the week of April 14 - April 19
From the Town of Franklin calendar - as of 04/11/25 8 PM
Norfolk County Advisory Board Meeting Notice
Wednesday, April 16 Time: 6:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162025-1657
Town Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 16 Time: 7:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162025-1682
Town Council Office Hours
Thursday, April 17 Time: 8:30 AM
No agenda expected for this informal business hour
Franklin Housing Authority Meeting
Thursday, April 17 Time: 4:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04172025-1681
Conservation Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 17 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/372?fileID=4420
Council On Aging (COA) Meeting
Friday, April 18 Time: 1:30 PM
no posted agenda at this time
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
The School Committee Policy Subcommittee met on Tuesday to confirm that while Horace was never going away, due to some folks impatience with the process, there may be a Horace Mann Campus proposal for the full School Committee to vote on at their April 29 session. The audio for the meeting is available exclusively from Franklin Matters/Franklin Public Radio https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/school-committee-policy-subcommittee.html
The full School Committee met also on Tuesday to get detailed updates on the redistricting efforts for the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) expansion as well as the elementary schools. The video is available for replay from Franklin TV. https://www.youtube.com/live/3rgXaYFUtNA?&t=100
The Chalkboard Chat session with School Committee Chair Dave Callaghan recaps both the Policy Subcommittee meeting and the full School Committee session to condense the four hour combined meetings to about 40 minutes
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/this-chalkboard-chat-condenses-both.html
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