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Next up, the full Town Council meeting is about to begin. The meeting is broadcast to Comcast and Verizon subscribers as well as to Zoom and YouTube bit.ly/43lBwVE

Chair Mercer opens session, Frongillo present remotely,
Nomination for Chair, Mercer nominated vote via roll call 9-0

Open nomination for Vice Chair, nomination of Dellorco, vote via roll call 9-0

Open nomination for clerk, Jones nominated, vote via roll call 9-0

Thanks for the continued support
A wreath of Franklin drop off starts in municipal building signs and instructions can be found there and online

Town Clerk Nancy Danello with an update on the official number, State regulations require certification no earlier than Nov 15 to allow the overseas ballots to be received and tallied.
Thanks for all the help, it takes a village, and we are always supported
Appreciate the help

Thanks to the voters, it made a long day go by quickly
Town annual report print version is available (when PDF is, it will be posted to the Town page)

Citizen comments
Gene Grella, Redgate Lane, re: the announcement of no longer accepting 40b apartment proposals
Asking for the Council to reconsider the friendly 40b approval, developer asked for 18 waivers mostly of wetland and conservation arena

Why ask for higher taxes when the Town can use this recision to generate additional revenue
S Hutman(?) also speaking against the Stobbarts proposal asking it to be taken up again

B Cantoreggi on the drought, conservation May to Sep, level 2 not level 3, doing good now ...

Without the Grove St wells we would be in a different state
Conservation measures are on Facebook and website

J Maciel, Elm St, reads statement from M Flynn posted to Telegram social network. Exceeded 3 mins allocated
M Minnichelli Longfellow drive, around the Stobbarts project & proposed changes to rental property proposals

Farmer-Winery Farmers Market License - Blisspoint LLC d/b/a Blisspoint
For use at Fairmont Winter Farmers market
So moved, second, passes 9-0 via roll call

Resolution 24-65: FY25 Budget Amendment (Motion to Approve Resolution 24-65 - Majority Vote)
So moved, second, discussion
Jamie highlights the budget adjustments as minor compared to prior years, new growth up $175,000 which times 2.5% gives us more revenue

Adjustments to the HR and Finance due to the reorg, unemployment line item being spent, some of the cases being contested but it takes time to resolve those
Assuming a 13% increase in health care for FY 2026, good meetings from the Insurance Advisory Cmte
Vote via roll 9-0

Resolution 24-66: Authorization for Intermunicipal Agreement with Towns of Wrentham and Norfolk for Shared Public Health Services
Mentioned in the Board of Health mtg last week; motion, second,
Vote via roll call, 9-0

Town administrator report:
Paperwork already filed, can't just recind the vote; those issues get rectified during the process, application has not filed with ZBA, process is filed with the state as well. Economics of children argument is not justified

Already at an over 55 capacity per bylaw, we could not have any more proposals without a change in that statue
Julie McCann, COVID reimbursement has not ended yet. Final instalment coming of $66k
Condolences to the Olsson family on Mary's passing.

EDC did meet earlier, updates on affordable housing act, fact sheet reviewed, zoning changes coming to Council for referrals to Planning Board, discussion on Branding
Master Plan, hosting Thursday 6:30 3rd floor planning room, to council mid-January

Police station bldg Cmte Thursday
Gatorade, no updates
Future agenda items
Cormier-Leger, re: lead report, hunting potential issues

Comments: Chandler, if you have a problem with apartments go to the ZBA meetings
Cormier-Leger record turnout, thanks to you and team

Pellegri, DT building, where are we?
Old museum, new museum cupola
Veterans day luncheon well done
Sheridan doesn't get the fear of children in the community
Jones, I won't be having any more kids, thanks for entrusting me with Council Clerk

Calling hours at Oteri, funeral Monday
Frongillo, opportunity at Master plan please attend or get input to the committee, we need to stop repeating the school number as cost, it is not additive.
Dellorco, condolences to the Olsson family, thanks to the vets for their svcs

Mercer, thanks to Elks, veterans for their support of our veterans
She will be missed in the community

Motion to executive session, negotiations strategy not to return to open meeting, vote via roll call, passes 9-0

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