FM #1042 - Town Council Quarterbacking - 08/17/23

This shares my conversation with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. This is one of a series of conversations meant to provide a recap of the prior Council meeting. Akin to one of the many sports post-game analysis broadcasts we are familiar with in New England,  this would be a discussion focused on the Franklin Town Council meeting of August 16, 2023: ok, what just happened? What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?<br/>We cover the following key topicsAPPOINTMENTS a. Agricultural Commission   i. Daniel Morse  PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 23-898: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend the Franklin Town Code at Chapter 185, Attachment 9, Schedule of Lot, Area, Frontage, Yard and Height Requirements  b. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 23-899: Marijuana Use Overlay District, A Zoning Bylaw Amendment to the Code of the Town of Franklin at Chapter 185, Section 5, Zoning Map  Presentation: DPW Project Updates - Brutus Cantoreggi, DPW Directori. Current Project Updatesii. Pavement Management Program & Sidewalk Plan   iii. Water Tank Master PlanDiscussion: Proposition 2 ½ Operating Overridei. Process - Jamie Hellen, Town Administrator  ii. Campaign & Political Finance and Ethics Laws - Mark Cerel, Town Attorney  Near Future outlookPolice Station Building Committee meeting – 8/23 – 6 PM  (Council Chamber)Master Plan Committee – 8/23 6:30 PM (3rd floor)Dean College President Ken Elmore will provide an update at next session<br/>Our conversation runs about 38 minutes. Let’s listen to this session of Town Council Quarterbacking recorded Aug 17, 2023--------------The complete agenda doc  ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sit....es/g/files/vyhlif100 Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/live/vlYIlCbc4hs The PDF with my Twitter thread of notes is available here https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mCqfZ5ZEaL6jBcpFEFFOrqh8NrW6noP/view?usp=drive_link --------------We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.How can you help?If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighborsIf you don't like something here, please let me know<br/>Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot comThe music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tin