FM #1360 - Town Council Quarterbacking - 01/23/25

Franklin Matters Radio

This session of the radio show shares our “Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Our conversation condenses the Council meeting of Wednesday night with a focus on two questions:

• ok, what just happened?

• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

Topics for this session

• APPOINTMENTS - Police Station Building Committee - Andrew Woodward
• PUBLIC HEARING - rescheduled to Feb 5; New Common Victualler Section 12 Restaurant All Alcoholic Beverages License and Approval of Karan Goswami as the Manager - Kaushik Restaurants Inc. d/b/a Mirchi Indian Cuisine
• PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSION on Maple Hill and Schmidt Farm Update - Breeka Li Goodlander, Conservation Director
• 2 Zoning Bylaw Amendments for Signs, first reading and approved to move to second reading
• 2 Zoning Bylaw Amendments for their second reading, and receiving unanimous final approval
• Grant of Underground Gas Distribution System Easement for work by Eversource at the Pump Station near the Recreation Dept.
• Approval of a donation for the Senior Center
• TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
• Emergency housing potentially ended by year end (if not sooner)
• New website, agenda issue for Jamie, kins to be worked out
• Senior Center heating issue, funding planned for ‘permanent’ fix

Let’s listen to my conversation with Tom as we recap the Town Council meeting held this week

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Franklin TV video available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/live/whUEjE1HPjY?&t=149

The agenda doc ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2025-01-22_town_council_agenda_1.pdf

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