The snow has mostly gone but the drought is still here
Yes, all that snow simply stayed above the frozen ground and the aquifer will take time to absorb. Hopefully, April showers will bring some periods of steady rain.
In the meantime, the Franklin Housing Authority meets on Monday. The School Committee Community Relations Subcommittee is also scheduled to meet.
Design Review is scheduled to review an update to another Camford Property development along West Central St.
The major meeting of the week occurs Wednesday with a joint meeting of the School Committee and Town Council. The Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) will provide an update on Chapter 70 and hold harmless. This should be a most view (if not must participate) session.
The Council and School Committee will also discuss the potential for a strategic planning initiative. We have a set of plans (Master Plan, Housing Production Plan, Open Space & Recreation Plan) but need to get to the next level of detail on what is the priority for implementation and how it is going to be funded. The structural deficit is the major problem facing Franklin and needs to be solved.
The Board of Health added a session on Wednesday at 5 PM to discuss prohibiting the sale of mind altering products.
The School Committee has an open office hours session scheduled for Thursday evening at the Lincoln Elementary school.
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendar at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
*** Meeting schedule and agendas as of Town page 3/13/26, 6:00 PM ***
Franklin Housing Authority
Monday, March 16 Time: 4:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03162026-2186
Franklin School Committee - Community Relations Subcommittee
Monday, March 16 Time: 6:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03162026-2181
Pole Petition Hearing
Tuesday, March 17 Time: 12:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03172026-2178
Design Review Meeting
Tuesday, March 17 Time: 7:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03172026-2190
Board of Health Meeting
Wednesday, March 18 Time: 5:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03182026-2191
Franklin Public School Committee Special Meeting
Wednesday, March 18 Time: 6:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03182026-2182
Town Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 18 Time: 6:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03182026-2193
Franklin School Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 19 Time: 5:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03192026-2161
ZBA Meeting- no meeting
Thursday, March 19
Charles River Pollution Control Meeting
Friday, March 20 Time: 3:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03202026-2192
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
To recap the Franklin TV. Franklin Public Radio meetings that were broadcast
The Planning Board met on Monday, March 9. The video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNFX4o2eN3g
The School Committee met on Tuesday, March 10. The recap and video can be found https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/school-committee-gets-insights-recipes.html
The Finance Committee met on Wednesday, March 11. The recap and video can be found https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/finance-committee-gets-good-discussion.html
The Conservation Commission met on Thursday, March 12. The video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvxC6QpVkEw
On the High School front, it was a quiet week as the playoff runs were complete and the new Spring season hasn’t started.
On the All Access front a new episode of Aging Boldfully is up on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3e4ShaBXo
On the Public Radio/podcast front, audio exclusive for the Commission on Disability meeting March 5 is available - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/exclusive-audio-of-franklin-commission.html
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendar at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
Town calendar -> https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
Community calendar -> https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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