Franklin TV & Radio Programming Guide: November 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Week ending - Nov 27, 2011

Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas is on its way which means Santa arrives on the Town Common soon (Sunday, Nov 27th at 4:00 PM). The Holiday Stroll takes place all around downtown Franklin on Thursday, Dec 1. This event put together by the Downtown Partnership is a good time to visit the downtown businesses. The Historical Museum is open and the Franklin Food Pantry will be holding an open house.

The Town Council sets the tax rate for FY 2012 on Wednesday. The assessed valuation of properties continues to decline although less this year than last so there is some good news in that point. The decline in values means that the rate will increase. This year the rate is projected to be 13.73. I'll update my analysis of the tax rate process and have that ready for your review on Monday (Nov 28) to help prepare for the tax hearing on Wednesday.

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Week ending - Nov 20, 2011

The new Town Council is formed and operating. The first information session on the new high school project was held. The audio recordings from that night are being posted as they are being completed. You'll be able to hear all that was said that evening.

This week we also pause to give thanks for what we have.

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Week ending - Nov 13, 2011

The election is behind us, there are plenty of links with the results as well as a chart showing the recent historical turnout performance of the Franklin voters.

The School Committee has re-organized. Paula Mullen is the Chair with Sue Rohrbach as Vice-chair.

The Town Council will set up their organization at the start of the meeting this Wednesday. Who will lead this group? Hmm, it will be interesting to see.

The major item coming up this week: the School Building Committee is scheduled to conduct an informational forum on Thursday, Nov 17 at the Horace Mann Auditorium to discuss the high school project. Have you reviewed the "Frequently Asked Questions" yet?

What else is coming up? The workshop for the new Town Council on Weds provided some insights on the calendar of events. Be sure to review that here

Sun - Nov 13

Sat - Nov 12

Fri - Nov 11

Thu - Nov 10

Wed - Nov 9

Tue - Nov 8

Mon - Nov 7

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Week ending: Nov 6, 2011

You get to cast your ballot on Tuesday. You can vote for change or to maintain the same, or a mix of both. I find it as a good positive that there are contests for almost all the positions this time around. I hope that this also means we will get a good turn out!

The voting booths open on Tuesday, Nov 8 at 6:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM. Absentee ballots can be filed at the Town Clerks office through noon on Monday, Nov 7.

"We all" is wishful thinking. We all have the opportunity and civic duty to vote. History has shown that 'off year' local elections usually yield less than 20% turnout of the eligible voters.

Current Town Clerk Debbie Pellegri (facing a challenge this year from Deb Bartlett) confirmed that the total registered voters was 19,991. These voters are spread among the precincts as follows:

Pct. 1 2,288

Pct. 2 2,470

Pct. 3 2,448

Pct. 4 2,684

Pct. 5 2,477

Pct. 6 2,379

Pct. 7 2,487

Pct. 8. 2,758

If you need to review who the candidates are, and for what positions they are running for, I have the information all in one place. The election collection can be found here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/08/election-2011-summary.html

Want to review the candidates during the Candidate Forum recorded and broadcast by Franklin on Oct 24th?

Town Clerk Treasurer/Collector

Board of Health Town Council

School Committee

Note: the Forum was only for the contested positions. The candidates for Constable declined to appear.

Sun - Nov 6

Sat - Nov 5

Fri - Nov 4

Thu - Nov 3

Wed - Nov 2

Tue - Nov 1

Mon - Oct 31