Showing posts with label Design Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design Review. Show all posts

Saturday, April 19, 2025

A light meeting week with schools out on break, rest up now for the busy week of April 28

For the week after Easter with schools on break and Patriot’s Day Monday, this a very light week for Town/School meetings. 


However, the week after this break will be a busy one with 3 Finance Committee budget hearings, along with the School Committee & Town Council meetings, Planning Board. and Conservation holding their regularly scheduled meetings.


If anyone has any questions about the line item details on the FY 2026 budget, these three Finance Committee budget hearings (4/28, 4/29, & 5/1) are the time to do so.   


Prior year experience indicates that the General government departments/line items will be on one night, the schools (Franklin, Tri-County, Norfolk Aggie) on one night and the third night covers public safety (Police, Fire & Dispatch) as well as Public Works both operational and enterprise accounts (water, sewer, solid waste, & storm water). Exactly which night will come out when the agendas are posted.


We know through the Schools, that they’ll be on April 28, which of the other two will slot where, we’ll find out when the agendas come out by Friday, April 25. 



*** Meeting schedule for the week of April 21 - April 26  (as of the Town website on Friday evening, 4/18/25)  ***


Franklin Housing Authority - Special Meeting 

Monday, April 21   Time: 4:30 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04212025-1691 


Design Review Meeting - Cancelled

Tuesday, April 22 Time: 7:00 PM

no agenda for this cancelled meeting


Zoning Board of Appeals ZBA Meeting

Thursday, April 24 Time: 7:30 PM

No agenda posted at this time


Friends of Franklin Elders (FOFE) Meeting

Friday, April 25 Time: 9:00 AM

No agenda posted at this time


*** Looking back at the week that was  ***


The Town Council met on April 16 for 3 hours. Key items covered can be fond in the Franklin Matters recap -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/town-council-starts-with-recognitions.html 

Franklin TV video replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jXhRmTTlI&t=94s 


Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer condenses the 3 hour meeting to approx. 35 minutes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/tom-mercer-and-i-condense-3-hour-town.html


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Saturday, February 22, 2025

School is back, Town business returns with a full slate of meetings for week of Feb 24, 2025

Looking ahead, the Town calendar is full of meetings with the school break behind us. Many of them will be live streamed & broadcast.

Monday, we hit the ground running with the Legislative Forum hosted by the School Committee at the FHS Lecture Hall and the regular Planning Board meeting. Both are broadcast, three other meetings are not broadcast.

Tuesday, the Police Station Building Committee gets to work with the project team, architect and others in place. They'll outline the process for community engagement across the project timelone.

Wednesday, the Economic Development Subcmte and the Town Council conduct their business.

February 24, 2025 


6:30 PM - Franklin School Committee Meeting (Legislative Forum @ FHS)

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242025-1582 


7:00 PM - Franklin Agricultural Committee (not broadcast) https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242025-1591


7:00 PM -  Library Board of Directors Meeting (not broadcast)

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/Library-Board-of-Directors-20/?#_02242025-1593


7:00 PM - Recreation Advisory Board (not broadcast)

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242025-1535


7:00 PM - Planning Board

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242025-1594 


 


February 25, 2025 

4:00 PM

Franklin School Committee (executive session - negotiations) (not broadcast)


7:00 PM

Design Review (not broadcast)


7 PM

Police Station Building Committee

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02252025-1601 


February 26, 2025

5:45 PM

Economic Development Subcmte

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1600


7 PM

Town Council

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1602


February 27, 2025

7:00 PM

Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) - no meeting


*** Looking back at the week that was ***


The most significant meeting of the school break week was the 3rd in the series of 6 Listening Sessions hosted by the Joint Budget Subcmte. This time at the Senior Center. The recording video & audio are available. The transcript is ready so you can Watch, Listen or Read -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/watch-listen-read-joint-budget_01215382675.html


Transcripts were provided for the first 2 listening sessions

#1 - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/watch-listen-read-joint-budget.html


#2 - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/watch-listen-read-joint-budget_01718995583.html


Laura Doherty, Associate Director of the Franklin Food Pantry shared some insights on The Pantry's straegic plan in this audio session

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/laura-shares-insights-from-pantry.html


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Saturday, February 8, 2025

Budget, of course! Listening, Why not? Cultural events, sure! All that & more for the week of Feb 10 - 14

Budget season is just getting started and 2 key budget related meetings are up on the calendar for this week. 
  • School Committee takes a vote on the recommended Superintendent's Budget at their Tues, Feb 11 session
  • The 2nd of the series of Joint Budget listening sessions is scheduled for Wed, Feb 12 at the Remington-Jefferson cafetorium
Whether the weather plays havoc with either of these events, remains to be seen.

Town meetings

Mon 10

Planning Board Meeting         7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/265?fileID=3584 



Tue 11

Franklin School Committee Policy Subcommittee Meeting         6:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02112025-1569 


Design Review Meeting             7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/277?fileID=3598 


Franklin School Committee Meeting            7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/School-Committee-35/?#_02112025-1571 


Wed 12

Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting            7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02122025-1560 


Thu 13

Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Meetings            2:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02132025-1572 


Cultural District Committee Meeting            7:00 PM

No agenda at this time


Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Meeting (No meeting scheduled)    7:30 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02132025-1538 

 


Looking back at the week that was
 
School Committee held their annual public hearing on the Superintendent’s Recommended budget for FY 2026 on Tuesday, Feb 4
 
Town Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb 5 approved 
  • the use of 'free cash" for the capital budget
  • new victualler license 
  • gives final approval to sign bylaw changes & water/sewer connections for Franklin Ridge 
  • witness the promotions of 2 firefighters to leadership positions
  • heard the update on ambulance call volume and approved a rate increase, 2nd approval remains for a Feb meeting 

Master Plan Update Cmte met for the final time to approve some outstanding meeting minutes on Wednesday, Feb 5
 
The Board of Health also met on Wednesday, Feb 5
 
 

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