While it is relatively quiet, with no Council or School Committee meetings, other boards and committees are meeting this week to conduct Town and School business.
The Horace Mann Legacy subcommittee will look at a draft of the “campus” plan and plan for a table at a future Farmers Market.
The Planning Board has a review of a preliminary subdivision on Prospect St.
The 250th committee is scheduled to review/discuss their process for finding and submitting to appropriate grants.
The Communications Subcommittee will review a draft of the possible Council process for responding to resident emails as well as weigh in on an elected official policy on participation in social media.
The Conservation Commission amongst its regular business will also potentially authorize expenditure for a table cloth for use at the Farmers Market along with a rehab of three trail crossings in the Franklin Town Forest.
These items may not seem like much but in general these oversight boards and committees are in position to authorize a lot of the day to day business of the Town. By the way, according to the Town vacancies, 7 of the boards & committees have a total of 13 open positions.
You can find the listing of the current openings on the Town page and check the box to filter by “Vacancies” https://franklinmaboards.vt-s.net/boards.php.
If one of the spots seems to fit your interest, the application can be made from a tab on the same page.
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.
*** Event & Meeting schedule (with agendas) as of Town pages 7/10/26, 7:00 PM ***
Horace Mann Legacy Subcommittee
Monday, July 13 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07132026-2401
Planning Board Meeting
Monday, July 13 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07132026-2411
250th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting
Monday, July 13 Time: 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07132026-2407
Communication Subcommittee Meeting
Wednesday, July 15 Time: 6:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07152026-2412
Town Council Monthly Office Hours
Thursday, July 16 Time: 8:30 AM
No agenda for this informal discussion
Conservation Commission Meeting
Thursday, July 16 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07162026-2410
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
The light meeting week that was, resulted in only one broadcast.
Town/ School meetings
Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, Thursday, July 9
https://www.youtube.com/live/YMR5fVrSDnU?&t=112
Pride TV
Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Ep1 06-11-26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLMvQh3V_w
Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Ep2 06-11-26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbfSKbPf1M
All-Access Programing
Roots & Branches: History of Soccer in Massachusetts 06-14-26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSZlMhhykeg
Frank Presents: Joe Pagliarulo (Candidate for Norfolk County District Attorney)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB1zzQerZbI
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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