The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Franklin Matters
Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Monday, May 20, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, Monday, May 20, 2024?
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Memorial Day weekend special events at the Historical Museum
If you haven't already had the chance, visit the museum, located in downtown Franklin. The museum is open Saturdays 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM; Sundays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
Handicap access is available at the back of the building.
Come by and discover Franklin's history, where our story began.
From trade restrictions to zoning as a means to change our world for more sustainable living (audio)
FM #1206 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1206 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We met to record in the Franklin TV & Public Radio studio on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
We continued making sense of climate by working our way from the trade restrictions on electronic vehicles (EVs) just announced to transportation issues, walking, biking and then briefly to zoning as a measure to change our world for more sustainable living.
This discussion continues our journey understanding the MA roadmap toward net zero and while it helps me “make sense of climate”, we hope it helps with your understanding as well.
If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session.
The conversation runs about 39 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Ted.
Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1206-making-sense-of-climate-44-05-14-24--------------
Trade restrictions on EV https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/14/joe-biden-tariff-chinese-made-electric-vehicles
White House fact sheet https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/
Smoot Hawley Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act
CHIPS Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act
International Monetary Fund on Border Carbon Adjustments
Building Equitable Neighborhoods for Franklin (www.BEN4Franklin.org/ )
Audio mentioned during #44 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/05/building-equitable-neighborhoods-for_01632997446.html
** See the page that collects all the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html
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The 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 & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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FHS Hockomock Outdoor Track Championship Meet Performances - May 18, 2024
Register O'Donnell reveals Norfolk County’s most expensive real estate sales 1st Quarter of 2024
- The U-Haul rental and storage facility on Washington Street in Stoughton. The property on 3.14 acres of land was sold in February for $6,409,127;
- 738 Washington Street, Norwood, a 40,700-square-foot three-story retail unit and multi-family apartment building, sold in February for $6,450,000;
- 3 Buckingham Terrace, Wellesley, a 9,922-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion sold in March for $6,450,000;
- 99 Yarmouth Road, the 5-bedroom Brookline Chestnut Hill Estate, which sits on 1.38 acres of land, sold in January for $6,815,000;
- 11 Randolph Road, Randolph, an over three-acre industrial center and warehouse site, sold in March for $
- 280 Dudley Street, Brookline, a 10,194-square-foot, six-bath, seven-bedroom mansion sold in January for $8,000,000;
- 419 Orchard Street, Millis, a five-bedroom, 4,086 square-foot home and 23.12 acres of land sold in March for $10,000,000;
- 140 Constitution Boulevard, Franklin, a 101,882 square-foot medical equipment manufacturing building, sold in January for $17,000,000;
- 6 Billings Street, Randolph, the Conference & Function facility and Boston-area landmark known as Lombardo's, sold in February for $24,592,000;
- 23-25 Bridge Street, Quincy, the 6-story, 60-unit apartment complex known as Hillside Residences, sold in March for $25,450,000.
Healthy KP, Hockomock YMCA and SAFE Coalition to Host "Be Here Tomorrow" Speaker Event at Gillette Stadium on May 29
Kevin Hines will be speaking at the "Be Here Tomorrow" event at Cross Insurance Pavilion at Gillette Stadium on May 29. (Photo courtesy Kevin Hines) |
Franklin, MA: Town Council Budget Hearing #2 for FY 2025, May 23, 2024 at 7 PM
a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 9 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.c. Upcoming Town Sponsored Community Events
a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
a. FY25 Town Council Annual Operating Budget HearingFY25 Town Council Annual Operating Budget Hearingi. FY25 Voting Document FY25 Voting Documentii. FY25 Town Administrator Budget Message (per Town Charter Section 6-4-1) FY25 Town Administrator Budget Message (per Town Charter Section 6-4-1)iii. Appendix A1 - Town Administrator Recommended Budget Voting Document & Budget Book (per Town Charter provision 6-5-1 & 6-5-2) dociv. Appendix B1 - Franklin Superintendent's Recommended FY24 Budget Executive Summary summary
Franklin, MA: Town Council Budget Hearing #2 for FY 2025, May 23, 2024 at 7 PM |
Franklin, MA: Economic Development Subcommittee Agenda for May 23 meeting at 5:45 PM
Agenda:
1. Proposed Zoning Map Amendment 24-913, An Area on Union Street Near Franklin Crossing -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/24-913_submittal_for_edc.pdf
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TO: JAMIE HELLEN, TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: BRYAN W. TABERNER, AICP, DIRECTOR
RE: PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT 24-913, AN AREA ON UNION STREET NEAR FRANKLIN CROSSING
CC: GREGORY RONDEAU, FRANKLIN PLANNING BOARD CHAIR; MARK CEREL, TOWN ATTORNEY; AMY FRIGULIETTI, DEPUTY TOWN ADMINISTRATOR; AMY LOVE, TOWN PLANNER; GUS BROWN, ZONING ENFORCEMENT AGENT
DATE: MAY 16, 2024
Department of Planning and Community Development staff have been meeting with Casey Killam and Rick Kaplan from K Commercial Real Estate Services (KCRES) regarding the industrial property at 305 Union Street. The 5.37+/- acre property is on the market, and KCRES has been looking at the possibility of redeveloping the property for a mix of residential and non-residential uses.
The parcel’s structures contains over 95,600 square feet of floor area with a long manufacturing and commercial history. Substantial portions of the property are in need of major improvements, and remediation of lead and asbestos will be needed for any large scale redevelopment. Redevelopment will be expensive.
As part of DPCD’s communications with KCRES we discussed several ways that the Town and or State could assist KCRES to assure property redevelopment occurs in the near future. Most importantly, the property will need to be rezoned to allow a mix of multifamily residential and commercial uses. The easiest way to make that happen would be rezoning the parcel from the Business Zoning District to the Commercial I Zoning District.
DPCD is asking the Town to support this zoning map change, which would give KCRES a certain level of comfort in that it will be able to redevelop the site with a wide range of uses. Redevelopment without the residential component would be substantially more difficult, and KCRES is not likely to go forward.
In addition to benefiting KCRES, the property’s redevelopment will eventually benefit many others, including other local property owners and businesses. Additional residents living in the property’s condominiums and apartments will increase expenditures at local businesses. Any new restaurant, and existing restaurants, will see an increase in business and related increase in meals tax revenue. And redevelopment of the property will substantially increase its assessed value and related real estate tax revenue.
The zoning map change would allow development of the parcel for a variety of commercial and residential uses. Uses allowed by right in the CI zoning district include: restaurant; other retail sales and services; office uses including banks/credit unions, medical/dental, and other professional or administrative uses; business incubator or co-working space; artisanal and craft maker space; art gallery; indoor commercial amusement, recreation or assembly; health club; and multifamily residential up to one housing unit per 2,250 square feet of lot area. Note, any housing component of the redevelopment over 9 units must contain at least 10% affordable.
Uses that may be allowed by Planning Board special permit include function hall or catering; light manufacturing and processing; brewery, distillery, or winery production with tasting room. Attachments 2 through 8 (Use Regulations Schedules Parts I through 7) of the Town's Zoning Bylaw (Chapter 185 of Franklin Town Code) contain a complete list of uses that are allowed by right or may be allowed by Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Board special permit in the CI Zoning District.
DPCD staff believe it to be in the Town’s best interest to support the property redevelopment and related zoning map amendment.
Attached are the following:
- Bylaw Zoning Amendment 23-913; and
- A diagram with two maps: one showing the current zoning in the area, and one showing proposed Zoning Map changes.
If the Economic Development Subcommittee supports the proposed zoning map amendment, the issue should be scheduled for a Town Council meeting in the near future for further consideration. Please let me know if you have questions or require additional information.
Franklin Senior Center highlights for the week of May 20 to 24, 2024
Senior Center highlights for the week of May 20 to 24, 2024 |
Road work underway on Jordan Road - week of May 23, 2024
Road work will be taking place on Jordan Road between East Central Street and Jenna Lane beginning May 23, weather permitting -
expect delays and seek alternate routes.
Road work underway on Jordan Road - week of May 23, 2024
Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Monday, May 20, 2024
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Monday
2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = MONDAY
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = MONDAY
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = MONDAY
Sunday, May 19, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, Sunday, May 19, 2024?
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26