The first Redistricting Analysis Advisory Committee forum to update the community on the options under review is happening now. Being video and audio recorded by Franklin TV, as well as wfpr.fm#rdac0307
Additional slides/photos captured (will be put into one album) #rdac0307 Al Charles (Sch Cmte) provides input
Much of the text captured in the photos and shown on the screen is found when scrolling through the storymap as shared earlier #rdac0307
Pria from AppGeo talks to the details of the data and options in the storymap #rdac0307
Use of the slider can allow focus on the elementary or middle school side of the map #rdac0307
Presentation complete, now starting to get into the clarification questions around the storymap and how to read, interpret the data #rdac0307
No answer to the timeline on the larger facility analysis, question noted; has been discussed but no answer on timeline today. #rdac0307
If there are some # of kiddos moving, and the facility analysis hasn't determined what it would look like, why now, and not wait until that is done? #rdac0307
Question asked on the fiscal impact, basically all three options pretty budget neutral, since there are no building changes, there may be shifts among/within the budget from one school vs another at this time #rdac0307
Less than 20 parents, etc here for the forum. #rdac0307 survey will be open for input after this meeting for questions and input, as well as to the redistricting email (provided in other comms)
at least 45 mins late to this but that is all for tonight. Catch you next time!
Getting ready to live report on the Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting about to begin at 7 PM tonight #jbsc0308 agenda doc with budget narrative franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/…
One missing from the full joint subcommittee tonight, 4 Councilors, 4 from FinCom and 3 from SchCmte #jbsc0308
Point of the joint subcommittee is to collaborate on the budget and the aspects/nuances within the entirety of the town and schools budget #jbsc0308
Slipping into the Town Council meeting in progress (started at 7 PM) #tc0301
Next up Bylaw Amendment 23-892: A Bylaw to Amend the Code of the Town of Franklin at Chapter 82, Fees, Municipal Service - Second Reading (Motion to Approve Bylaw Amendment 23-892 - Majority Vote) moved, second, vote on the ambulance rates 8-0-1 (1 absent)
Resolution 23-22: Cable Funds in Support of PEG Service and Programming per MGL Ch. 44, §53F3/4 (Motion to Approve Resolution 23-22 - Majority moved, second, passes 8-0-1 (1 absent)
Getting ready to live report on the School Committee budget subcommittee meeting about to begin at 6:30 PM #scbsc0301
Meeting being recorded, 2 members of subcommittee present, #scbsc0301 prior meeting minutes approved 2-0 vote
Budget development anchored in the overall goals; budget should speak in support of the goals, quality curriculum, engaging, rigorous #scbsc0301 target to provide budget draft at Mar 14 meeting
Melanie - very excited about the promise for what the space can provide, in particular an opportunity for agriculture education as well as the open space #osrp0223
Susan - wanting to keep the space open with passive recreation, it does provide us an opportunity to maintain some of what Franklin was