Spring is here, the budget discussion blossoms. The trees are budding and will shortly start filling out with their leaf cover.
The Finance Committee spent 16+ hours reviewing the FY 2027 budget and will bring their findings to the Town Council hearings in May and to the Joint Budget Subcmte meeting this week.
The School Committee meets on Tuesday and is scheduled for a District and School improvement plan update.
The Town Council meets on Wednesday and is scheduled for presentations from NationalGrid, as well as the Police & Fire Departments where the Council will get some background and updates on those key public safety operations.
The Joint Budget Subcommittee gets to meet for the first time in this new set of terms with new membership from the Finance Committee, School Committee and Town Council. They get a grounding in the FY 2027 budget approach and as mentioned, an update from the FinCom on what they have found and will recommend to the Council.
The 250th Anniversary celebration has a subcommittee meeting on Sunday and another subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. The ZBA is not holding a meeting on Thursday.
Thursday morning at the Senior Center local town officials will meet for an informal discussion and coffee.
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.
Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1714-fm-weekly-outlook-lookback-combo-04-12-26/
*** Meeting schedule and agendas as of Town pages 4/10/26, 10:00 PM ***
250th Anniversary Celebration Budget and Fundraising Subcommittee Meeting
Sunday, April 12 Time: 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04122026-2248
Franklin School Committee Contractual Negotiations Meeting - Executive Session
Monday, April 13 Time: 4:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04132026-2197
Franklin School Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 14 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04142026-2250
Town Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 15 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04152026-2251
250th Anniversary Celebration Subcommittee on Events and Logistics Meeting
Wednesday, April 15 Time: 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04152026-2245
Town Council Monthly Office Hours
Thursday, April 16 Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting
Thursday, April 16 Time: 6:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162026-2252
ZBA Meeting-no meeting
Thursday, April 16 Time: 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162026-2236
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
Town/School meetings
The Finance Committee spent 16+ hours reviewing, questioning, and deliberating on the FY 2027 budget over 4 nights. The YouTube videos are available on the TV Town Hall Channel. The meeting recap for each session is available at Franklin.News
Monday, April 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7KSV5MTfHs&t=140s
Tuesday, April 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrQw4jc-r0
Wednesday, April 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Hb_pCl64A&t=164s
Thursday, April 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIsBHQ73Ts&t=1170s
The Planning Board met on Monday and the video is available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyyk7XtPsLM
The Conservation Commission met on Thursday and the video is available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDH7mr4BEbw&t=1s
FHS sports live streaming
Girls lacrosse vs Taunton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i81AGqEiQxk
Girls softball vs North Attleboro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCcxtb2IKkg&t=192s
All Access Programs
Frank Falvey interviews Jason Poulos, a candidate for US House of Representatives, District 4 in Democratic primary in Sept 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtiVLSvBe64
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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