April's second week is scheduled to bring showers and a more 'normal' slate of Town meetings even with 2 cancellations.
The Cultural Council & Planning Board have regular meetings on Monday. School Committee gets an update on the elementary & ECDC redistricting efforts Tuesday, after their Policy Subcommittee meets earlier that night. Friends of the Library also meet on Tuesday
Wednesday has a Historical Commission meeting and Thursday has the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust as well as the Charles River Pollution Control meetings.
A friendly reminder that the The Finance Committee has its set of 3 budget hearings scheduled for April 28, 29 and May 1. If anyone has any questions about the line item details on the FY 2026 budget, these three nights are the time to do so.
Prior year experience indicate 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.
One might ask why the Town is always looking to hire for one or more positions? This a normal part of business. The positions being hired for are generally backfilling for someone who has retired or moved on to another opportunity. The Town has infrequently added net new positions. These are the kinds of details that are addressed in the line by line department review of their FY 2026 budget by the Finance Committee budget hearings that close out April.
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*** Meeting schedule for the week of April 7 - April 13
(as of the Town web site on Friday evening, 4/4/25) ***
Franklin Cultural Council Meeting
April 7, 2025, 7:00 PM = https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/5131/Franklin-Cultural-Council-April-Meeting?bidId=
Planning Board Meeting
April 7, 2025, 7:00 PM = https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/365?fileID=4379
Design Review Meeting Cancelled
April 8, 2025, 7:00 PM
Franklin School Committee - Policy Subcommittee
April 8, 2025, 6:00 PM = https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04082025-1668
Franklin School Committee Meeting
April 8, 2025, 7:00 PM = https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04082025-1669
Friends of the Franklin Public Library Meeting
April 8, 2025, 7:00 PM @ Friends of Franklin Library Community Room (no agenda posted)
Historical Commission Meeting
April 9, 2025, 6:00 PM = No agenda posted
Charles River Pollution Control Meeting
April 10, 2025, 3:00 PM https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04102025-1664
Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Meetings
April 10, 2025, 2:00 PM https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/5145/April-10-2025---Agenda?bidId=
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Meeting
April 10, 2025, 7:30 PM = No meeting, next meeting is April 24
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendars at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events on posted on the top of the page
- Town calendar -> https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
- Community calendar -> https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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