Podcasts about community preservation act

This session shares the Town Council Meeting of Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The FY 2026 second budget hearing continued from May 22, was reopened to make the adjustments due to the failed override June 3, 2025. All 9 Council members participated in the Council Chambers. Quick recap:After the 5 minutes late start, the public hearing on the FY 2026 budget was resumed from the May 22 session.Town Administrator Jamie Hellen walked through the recap and explained the Option A & B using 3 slides (see below) as well as the Option A & B voting docs (linked below)Chief Lynch, Chief McLaughlin, Supt Giguere, and Library Director Oti spoke of the cut impacts to their operations but approved of them as necessary due to the failed overrideSupt Giguere confirmed the full details of their cuts would be reviewed with the School Cmte at their meeting June 10. Of the projected 10-15 personnel, he confirmed likely 12 FTE positions, some teachers, some retirees not being backfilled and other personnel across the district as well as the fees would need to remain as they are this yearThe public then had an opportunity to comment or question the cuts as proposed. Those in Chambers went first before those on Zoom, and all were covered before the Councilors had their turn.The vote finally came to approve the cuts as proposed:2 personnel from Police Dept (currently open slots not to be backfilled as had been planned)2 personnel from Fire Dept (currently 1 open position not backfilled, and the last hired will also be leaving)This does take the 3rd ambulance offline increasing response times and creates a lose of revenue (for the ambulance runs if required to hospital)1 admin position for Town Administrators office1 from Planning & Community Development1 from Board of Assessorsthe part-time nurse at the Senior CenterDPW cuts their summer intern program (unspecified number of positions for summer help)Library Sunday hours (during the winter, there are open during the summer)additional expenses were reduced to bring to the total required (see Option B for details)Personnel cuts by my tally = 8 Town side, 12 school side, plus expenses (PS - this tally was confirmed with our Town Administrator Jamie Hellen via email) The meeting then went through the long series of votes to approve the final budget, the salary for the Town Clerk, the Community Preservation Act budget before closing just after 11 PM--------------Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/live/_f72Yd8VXz0?&t=316 The agenda doc was updated Wednesday afternoon to add the Option B and Options A & B comparisons for the discussion on the budget cuts.Option A & B Comparison -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5883/FY26-Control-Sheet-and-Voting-Doc-COMPARISON Option B -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5882/FY26-Control-Sheet-and-Voting-Doc-OPTION-B Full agenda -> https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042025-1769My full set of notes as written during the meeting

SB72 - Select Board 9/10/24 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment 4. Discussion/Approval — Milton Glows Gold Proclamation 5. Discussion/Update/Approval — Design for Wharf Park Improvements; Support for application for Community Preservation Act funding 6. Discussion/Approval — Comment letter on Massport's 2022 Environmental Status and Planning Report for Logan Airport 7. Discussion/Approval — Request for Expressions of Interest for 525 Adams Street (East Milton Fire Station) 8. Update — Assessment of School Classroom Needs Report 9. Discussion/Update — Home Rule Petition for a Senior Means-Tested Property Tax Exemption 10. Discussion/Approval — Bond Anticipation Notes for Water Main Improvements 11. Discussion Approval — One-Day Liquor Licenses a. M.M.B. Wakefield Arboretum, 1455 Brush Hill Road: i. NAOM Tree Climbing Championships -Saturday, October 5, 2024 10AM- 4PM ii. Octoberfest — Saturday, October 26, 2024 2PM-5PM b. Catholic Parishes of the Blue Hills — St. Pius X Parish, 101 Wolcott Road i. Designer Purse Bingo — October 5, 2024 6 pm — 9:30 pm (REVISION): c. Historic New England — Eustis Estate — 1424 Canton Ave. i. Museum as Muse - Panel Discussion: Tuesday, September 24,2024 6pm-8pm 12. Discussion/Approval — Meeting Minutes- August 6, 2024 13. Town Administrator's Report 14. Chair's Report 15. Public Comment Response 16. Future Meeting Dates: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Tuesday, October 22, 2024 17. Future Agenda Items 18. Executive Session — Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(6) — To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (Easements on Jill Kathleen Lane) 19. Discussion/Approval — Settlement Agreement and Easements on Jill Kathleen Lane 20. Adjourn

This session of the radio show is the audio recording of the Franklin, MA Capital Budget Subcommittee meeting conducted on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. All four members of the subcommittee were present: Chair Debbie Pellegri, Vice Chair Bob Dellorco, Ted Cormier-leger, and Brian Chandler. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Deputy Administrator Amy Frigulietti.This short meeting was not set up for remote participation nor for Franklin TV broadcast. I did get there to make the audio recording available.2 items on the agenda: one the approval for use of free cash for the operating budget. Not a usual occurrence but requires approval. The formal vote will also be part of the Town Council meeting Thursday as they close the budget hearing.The second item was the creation of a stabilization account to set aside funds for the potential purchase of a building that wouldn't be covered by the funds available from the Community Preservation Act. There was a brief discussion on this and then the vote to create and allocate the remaining $200,000 from free cash as the start point for funding the account.The vote on both measures was 4-0. The recording runs about 12 minutes, so let's listen to this capital budget subcommittee meeting of May 22. --------------Agenda document -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/capital_budget_subcommittee_agenda_-may_22_2024.pdfMy notes via Twitter -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qs6pSNutdDmwhQUh7t5v7OR9Q3mInkq0/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 knowThrough 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 & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.I hope you enjoy!------------------You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Groveland voters go to the polls Monday to choose two candidates from a field of five for Groveland's Board of Selectmen.Edward H. Watson is seeking re-election to one of two available seats. Daniel MacDonald holds the other seat, but does not appear on the ballot. Challengers are, in ballot order, Steven F. Baker, Rebecca Megan Beaucher, William F. Dunn, Adam J. Haywood and William G. O'Neil.All but Dunn talked live during WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program and their interviews are available on the “Merrimack Valley Newsmakers” podcast. Other town posts either have no candidates and subject to write-in votes or are uncontested. There are also two ballot questions. The first asks Should the town have its elected Board of Assessors become an appointed Board of Assessors? The second asks Should the town repeal its acceptance of the Community Preservation Act—as approved in a vote May 3, 2004—and no longer collect a surcharge imposed upon real estate within the town to be placed in a Community Preservation Fund.Support the Show.

Callers discuss local issues, including New Bedford's Community Preservation Act projects.

Today's episode includes a conversation with Roberta Cameron about the Community Preservation Act, a fund used for capital improvements for the City of Medford. For more information, you can also visit http://preservemedford.org/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfordpod@gmail.com  or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.

The ribbon cutting Friday at Schmidt's Farm acknowledged the purchase of over 200 acres of open space with CPA funds. A significant accomplishment for Franklin! Town Council Chair Tom Mercer opened the brief ceremony with a few remarks. (Most were caught on the audio recording):"Good morning. Thank you for joining us on this beautiful day to recognize the Town of Franklin's recently acquired land at Maple Hill and Schmidt Farm for the purpose of preserving open space!I would like to take this opportunity to recognize John Schmidt of Schmidt's Farm, who worked with the Town during the acquisition of the approximately 115 acres we are standing on today. I would also like to acknowledge Kathy Dalzell who is here representing the Dalzell family. The Dalzell family generously provided the Town with 15 acres of land connecting these two parcels - a gift we were extremely grateful for. Please express our gratitude to your family, Kathy. We are very excited to celebrate this marked occasion of the purchase of over 200 acres of public natural resources through the recently adopted Community Preservation Act."Photo album of the ceremony and a brief walk along the propertyhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/Wz79C3HCF4ZYXxsX7

A new report from the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University in conjunction with the Greater Boston Real Estate Board found that more than a third of communities using Community Preservation Act funds aren't meeting an existing requirement around spending on housing initiatives.

Marcus reads some data on the Community Preservation Act in New Bedford and highlights why he thinks its an important program to keep.

Marcus reads some data on the Community Preservation Act in New Bedford and highlights why he thinks its an important program to keep.

Marcus takes calls on the the ballot question that could threaten Community Preservation Act funding in New Bedford, as well as municipal funding for schools and roads.

Marcus takes calls on the the ballot question that could threaten Community Preservation Act funding in New Bedford, as well as municipal funding for schools and roads.

Marcus discusses the proposal by Council President Linda Morad to repeal the Community Preservation Act funding for New Bedford and how disastrous losing that funding would be for desperately needed housing projects.

Marcus discusses the proposal by Council President Linda Morad to repeal the Community Preservation Act funding for New Bedford and how disastrous losing that funding would be for desperately needed housing projects.

New Bedford Councilor Burgo defends his vote on the ballot question that asks voters if they want to repeal the Community Preservation Act funding for the City.

New Bedford Councilor Burgo defends his vote on the ballot question that asks voters if they want to repeal the Community Preservation Act funding for the City.

Chris and Marcus discuss Council President Linda Morad's ballot question to repeal the Community Preservation Act in New Bedford and why it's repeal could lose the city tens of millions of dollars in funding.

New Bedford City Councilor Ian Abreu joins SCT to discuss his position on rent control and the importance of keeping Community Preservation Act funding. Then Chris and Marcus break the news that Ward 5 City Councilor Scott Lima will not seek reelection.

New Bedford City Councilor Ian Abreu joins SCT to discuss his position on rent control and the importance of keeping Community Preservation Act funding. Then Chris and Marcus break the news that Ward 5 City Councilor Scott Lima will not seek reelection.

Chris and Marcus discuss Council President Linda Morad's ballot question to repeal the Community Preservation Act in New Bedford and why it's repeal could lose the city tens of millions of dollars in funding.

1. Next meeting dates: February 13 2. Approval of meeting minutes 3. Staff update 4. Discussion of a potential Climate Action Planning Committee 5. Discussion of sustainability and climate change aspects of the 2015 Master Plan and potential for future updates 6. Discussion of draft MPIC letter to the Select Board in support of adopting the Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan 7. Discussion of draft of MPIC annual report 8. Discussion of support for Community Preservation Act funding applications

Ann Lisi tells us why Worcester should vote Yes on the Community Preservation Act or CPA (Ballot Question 5) this November. (September 27th, 2022). Learn more over at https://www.cpaworcester.org

AGENDA • Citizen's Speak – Public Comment • Introduction of the CPC Committee • CPA Plan Overview – Table of Contents – What's in the Plan • “What is the Community Preservation Act?” • Allowable Spending Purposes – Chart & Review • The CPA in Milton • CPA Fund Activity & Budgets • CPA Application Process & Schedule • Guiding Principles & Procedures • Community Housing Opportunities • Historic Preservation Opportunities • Open Park & Rec Opportunities • Questions and Answers • Next Meeting Date – October 19th for Eligibility Application Review • Other Business: Celebrate Milton Update

The Community Preservation Act with WRRB Director Paul Matthews. (August 8th, 2022). Read the report here: https://www.wrrb.org/reports/2022/08/preserving-worcesters-past-present-and-future-statewide-lessons-for-worcester-voters-on-the-cpa/

Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor. Here are a few stories from the Edge this week: 1. The town of Great Barrington held its annual town meeting this week, a four-hour affair in the parking lot of the high school, due to COVID restrictions. People were in their cars listening to the proceedings on their car radios: a. The most contentious issue that dominated the meeting was what to do about the proliferation of short-term rentals and Airbnb's … the selectboard had proposed restrictions … and the declaration by some longtime Great Barrington residents that the conversion of the community into a second-home retreat was creating a “slow bleed” of working class families and artists: b. Other budget items passed without much debate, including $19 million for the regional school district .. an increase of $600,000 over lat year — without much comment… which is unusual… perhaps it was the darkness of the parking lot: c. And the town meeting adopted Community Preservation Act projects, zoning bylaws, body cameras for the cops, and to wrap up the discussion about short-term rentals (STR), the town meeting approved a 3 percent “impact” fee on STRS that will be applied to affordable housing projects: 2. And finally, the Tri-town Health department reports good news on the COVID front… cases have been falling for the past several weeks:

Starting out as a self-described goth adjacent teen, Joe Durwin found himself fascinated far more by cemeteries than the library and other traditional research, as he developed his passion for the less glamorous (but equally as fascinating) side of history in the Berkshires. This episode takes a slightly epic journey from the Shakers' occult side, the paranormal, our cherry-picked tourist friendly history, Joe's research methods, the freewheeling and oftentimes more salacious journalism in the newspapers of the day (including the former Pittsfield Evening Journal, Pittsfield Sun, Pittsfield Courier, among others), pre-Bigfoot sightings, factors on the creation of ethnic neighborhoods in the city, O.B. Joyful, the Fighting Parson, Allen family, Rev. Samuel Harrison, red-lining in Pittsfield, mass exhumation of former cemeteries in downtown Pittsfield, the Wahconah/Nessacus myth, the sinking/rising boat at Allendale, urban renewal's impact on Coltsville, Plunkett School, demolition delay orders, Taco Bell, the Community Preservation Act, and a whole lot more. I hope you'll enjoy my conversation with Joe Durwin. Berkshire-based writer Joe Durwin's "These Mysterious Hills" has run on a regular basis for over than a decade, first in the former Advocate Weekly, and iBerkshires.com, along with his local history column Sagas of the Shire. His work on folklore of the region has also been featured in Fate Magazine, Haunted Times, the North Adams Transcript, William Shatner's “Weird or What”, Jeff Belanger's "New England Legends," MSG Films' “Bennington Triangle,” and numerous other programs for television, radio, and web. His business The Home Historian aims to connect people with the history of their property, neighborhood and community in a more direct and meaningful way. Check out Joe's walking tours, beginning May 2022. TheseMysteriousHills.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-krol/support

City Councilor George Russell talks City Manager, Community Preservation Act, and Strong Mayor. April 7th, 2022.

A conversation with Steve Sherlock, Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Lily Rivera. As 2022 kicks off, we reflect on a solemn start to the new year. We cover the following... The passing of Former Town Council Andy Bissanti The move of Superintendent Sara Ahern to a position in Barnstable effective July 1 New leadership at the Senior Center; Director Danielle Hopkins and Deputy Director Christina LaRose COVID-19 – change to remote meetings? Given positivity of 23% Finance Committee, budget timeline, lesson on revenue process Reminder on Municipal aggregation – direct mailer coming Community Preservation Act - public hearing, priority list starting Town Council to hear from DPW on their budget overview

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with three members of the Franklin, MA Community Preservation Committee. We recorded this via the Zoom conference bridge Dec 20, 2021.   We talk about the public hearings scheduled for Jan 4 and Jan 18, 2022. The two public hearings will start the process for the Committee to build the project listing and possible allocation of the Community Preservation Act funds that will be available in Nov/Dec 2022. We don't need to spend the money all at once but these public hearings start the process on how we should spend the money. The recording runs about 23 minutes, so let's listen to this discussion of Franklin's Community Preservation Act funding process just getting started. -------------- The committee legal notice can be found ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-12-20_cpc_legal_ad_.pdf (https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-12-20_cpc_legal_ad_.pdf) The public hearing dates are: 1. January 4, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building at 355 East Central Street  Agenda = https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-01-04_cpc_agenda_-_hearing_1.pdf (https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-01-04_cpc_agenda_-_hearing_1.pdf) 2. January 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building at 355 East Central Street   Agenda =   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-01-18_cpc_agenda_-_hearing_2.pdf (https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-01-18_cpc_agenda_-_hearing_2.pdf) The Online application can be found at this link https://franklinma.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1097 (https://franklinma.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1097) Additional information regarding the CPC & CPA can be found at the following links:  Community Preservation Coalition -> https://www.communitypreservation.org/about (https://www.communitypreservation.org/about)  MA State Legislator - Community Preservation ->   https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter44B (https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter44B)  Secretary of State Page - Accepting the CPA ->   https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elecpa/cpaidx.htm (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elecpa/cpaidx.htm) Please bookmark the Franklin CPC website: https://www.franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee (https://www.franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee) -------------- We are now producing this in collaboration with http://www.franklin.tv/ (Franklin.TV) and Franklin Public Radio (http://www.wfpr.fm/ (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 neighbors If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit https://franklinmatters.org/ (Franklinmatters.org/) or http://www.franklin.news/ (www.franklin.news/) If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com The music for the intro and exit was provided byhttp://www.eastofshirley.com/ ( 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

The first interview on today's episode is with Alicia Hunt, Director of Planning, Development, and Sustainability. In her interview, she references the website http://medfordenergy.org/gogreen/ and she also describes newsletters that pertain to the Community Preservation Act, Medford's Comprehensive Plan, Medford Businesses, and the Office of Planning, Development and Sustainability that can be subscribed to by going to http://medfordenergy.org/gogreen/newsletter-sign-up/ To access more information and to access surveys about the parks at https://medfordenergy.org/parks you can also email ocd@medford-ma.gov

FM #393 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 393 in the series. This shares my interview and discussion with Town Council candidate Greg Chiklis. Our discussion was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. Franklin, MA voters should be aware that there will be a special election (per Town Charter) to fill the seat recently vacated by Eamon McCarthy Earls. He left at the beginning of Sept to enter law school in Virginia. The special election is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2020 to meet the 90 day requirement of the Charter. Greg chose to tell his story in his way and along the course of the discussion we did touch on all the questions to provide a fair set of information for the Franklin voters. - By way of introducing yourself to the Franklin voters, what is your Franklin story? - The Community Preservation Act is on the November ballot, what do you think of it? - What degree of development do you feel is appropriate for Franklin and how would you balance the need for affordable housing with the need to avoid congestion, some of which we already have? - The Town Administrator suggested in 2019 that Franklin needed to consider an override measure. The pandemic hit, that didn’t happen. The water rate and trash/recycling rate increased. Stormwater utility fee is up for consideration for implementation on/about July 2021. And yet, the operational budget both school and town side of the budget is challenged. How do you approach this financial situation? - What do you say to the voter who asks: Why should I vote for you? - Anything else to add that we did not cover? The recording runs about 29 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Town Council candidate Greg Chiklis. -------------- Greg Chiklis’ Campaign link https://www.facebook.com/GRCFTC And Contact info grchik0712@gmail.com , Phone = 774 291-9544 -------------- 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

FM #374 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 374 in the series. This session shares the conversation about the Community Preservation Act. The conversation was conducted on Thursday, Oct 22, 2020 via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. The voices you will hear in order of appearance will be that of mine, Monique Doyle, Roberta Trahan, and Susan Speers. The show notes contain links to the Community Preservation Act webpage and other social media links. The conversation runs about 22 minutes. -------------- - Community Preservation Act web page https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/ - Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cpaforfranklin - Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/cpa_for_franklin/ - Twitter account https://twitter.com/cpa_franklin -------------- 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

FM #369 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 369 in the series. This shares my interview and discussion with Town Council candidate Alan Earls. Our discussion was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. Franklin, MA voters should be aware that there will be a special election (per Town Charter) to fill the seat recently vacated by Eamon McCarthy Earls. He left at the beginning of Sept to enter law school in Virginia. The special election is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2020 to meet the 90 day requirement of the Charter. Yes, we discuss that Alan is running to replace his son Eamon. Alan answered the following questions. All candidates for this position will be asked the same set of questions to provide a fair set of information for the Franklin voters. - By way of introducing yourself to the Franklin voters, what is your Franklin story? - What degree of development do you feel is appropriate for Franklin and how would you balance the need for affordable housing with the need to avoid congestion, some of which we already have? - The Community Preservation Act is on the November ballot, what do you think of it? - The Town Administrator suggested in 2019 that Franklin needed to consider an override measure. The pandemic hit, that didn’t happen. The water rate and trash/recycling rate increased. Stormwater utility fee is up for consideration for implementation on/about July 2021. And yet, the operational budget both school and town side of the budget is challenged. How do you approach this financial situation? - What do you say to the voter who asks: Why should I vote for you? - Anything else to add that we did not cover? The recording runs just about 35 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Alan ----------- Visit Alan’s webpage www.alanearls.com and https://tinyurl.com/alanearls4TC Or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Alan-Earls-for-Town-Council-100156761900851/ Contact info: alanforFranklin@gmail.com -------------- 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

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FM #365 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 365 in the series. This shares the Community Preservation Act Webinar hosted by the CPAForFranklin group on Thursday, October 15, 2020. The webinar was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. This is the audio recording of the webinar. Links the presentation document and the webinar agenda doc are shared in the show notes. The webinar runs about 66 minutes so let’s listen to the information shared in the webinar about the Community Preservation Act which is ballot question 3 for the Franklin, MA November election. ----------- The webinar agenda doc https://drive.google.com/file/d/13SXYzw2QJidTitdOKVgrB8Le6I9kdC4x/view?usp=sharing The main presentation doc https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_qVhDBTTr3FzfPL6AeftTNiVbAczGJXS/view?usp=sharing -------------- 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

FM #359 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 359 in the series. This shares my interview and discussion with Town Council candidate Cobi Frongillo. Our discussion was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. Franklin, MA voters should be aware that there will be a special election (per Town Charter) to fill the seat recently vacated by Eamon McCarthy Earls. He left at the beginning of Sept to enter law school in Virginia. The special election is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2020 to meet the 90 day requirement of the Charter. Cobi answered the following questions. All candidates for this position will be asked the same set of questions to provide a fair set of information for the Franklin voters. - By way of introducing yourself to the Franklin voters, what is your Franklin story? - The Community Preservation Act is on the November ballot, what do you think of it? - What degree of development do you feel is appropriate for Franklin and how would you balance the need for affordable housing with the need to avoid congestion, some of which we already have? - The Town Administrator suggested in 2019 that Franklin needed to consider an override measure. The pandemic hit, that didn’t happen. The water rate and trash/recycling rate increased. Stormwater utility fee is up for consideration for implementation on/about July 2021. And yet, the operational budget both school and town side of the budget is challenged. How do you approach this financial situation? - What do you say to the voter who asks: Why should I vote for you? - Anything else to add that we did not cover? The recording runs just about 23 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Cobi ----------- Visit Cobi’s webpage https://www.cobifrongillo.com/ Or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Frongillo4Franklin -------------- 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Doug and Aaron discuss two proposals coming before Special Fall Town Meeting to use Community Preservation Act funding to help renovate two churches in Needham. Some links for this episode: Needham committee members wary over town funding proposed for church restoration (Needham Times, Sept. 30, 2020) OPINION: The full picture for historic church preservation (Needham Times, Oct. 1, 2020) MA Supreme Judicial Court Issues Decision in Acton Lawsuit (Community Preservation Coalition, Nov. 5, 2018)

FM #244 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 244 in the series. This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Jamie Hellen, Franklin Town Administrator and Anne Marie Tracey, Marketing and Communication Specialist. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. Given the dynamic changes we are seeing during this pandemic period, we are shifting this call and show format to a weekly schedule. We talked about the decision to follow the DPH guidelines and not to report COVID-19 locally. The Town is reporting through the proper channels and the State DPH reports on the overall total and at the County level but not locally. We get into some of the pros and cons of this discussion item. We talk about the Beaver St recycling center that after being open for yard waste only on Easter weekend is returning to a ‘closed’ status at least until May 4. Other topics include participation in local or at least area blood drives, the School Committee has a meeting Tuesday, and the Town Council has their next session scheduled for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 15. Among the topics on the agenda are the Community Preservation Act, a public hearing on another in the series of plot line clean ups, the discussion on the solid waste fee increase proposed for July 1, 2020. The full agenda and documents for the Town Council meeting are linked to in the show notes. The recording runs about 44 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Ann Marie. -------------- We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). 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 neighbors - If you don't like something here, please let me know Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com 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! ------------------ You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Steve Sherlock of Franklin Matters and Franklin Tv & Radio talks with our new Town Administrator Jamie Hellen about his background prior to his role as Franklin's Town Administrator, information about stormwater, succession planning, and the Community Preservation Act. Follow us to stay in touch with what is happening in Franklin!

This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 203 in the series, that we are now producing in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). Sharing this segment of the Town Council meeting on Feb 5, 2020 as the Community Preservation Act will likely be one of the prime subjects of discussion until November 2020. Town Council Chair Tom Mercer opens this segment of the Council meeting asking Town Administrator Jamie Hellen to lead the Community Preservation Act discussion and overview. It was a sense of deja vu for Jamie as he realized that he had come to Franklin on November 7, 2001 to do the same thing early in his career. There were a few good stories to share as he recounted from the minutes of that Town Council meeting almost 20 years ago. The presentation thus set in time perspective did proceed. A link to the presentation doc used is included in the show notes. After the Town Council had the opportunity to ask questions, members of the audience also had their turn to raise questions or comments. Each individual introduced themselves as they came forward to speak. At the end of the discussion, Tom asks Jamie to start working on the details to enable this to come back before the Council, and eventually before the community, for a vote at the November 2020 election. Without further ado, here is the recording for the meeting segment on the CPA approx 65 minutes

Cambridge City Councillors Alanna Mallon and Sumbul Siddiqui present the SIXTIETH episode of Women Are Here! Listen and learn about bringing Halal food to the Cambridge Public Schools, hiring a social worker for the Central Square Library, Community Preservation Act funding allocations, the Cambridgeside Galleria project proposal, and the Mass. Ave. bike lanes. Recorded at Cambridge Community Television.

City View with Mayor Tom Koch - Episode #171. Update on the week's activities, Boston Cannons & South West Middle School opening. 2. D-Day Anniversary and General Sullivan. 3. Several Budgets have been voted on and approved by the City Council as we move closer toward wrapping up the 2020 budget. 4. Breakdown of the Community Preservation Act project recommendations. 5. Quincy History & Heritage Road Show Volunteer Corp. Thursday, June 13th 6-8:30PM Quincy Historical Society.

Watching Waltham - The first and only podcast about the Watch City - In this episode, we interview Joey LaCava, City Councillor from Ward 5, about the Community Preservation Act, Fernald use, and plans for a new Waltham Police HQ. Mike DeStefano, realtor from Coldwell Banker, talks to us about local trends, and we update you on Waltham athletics and recent goings on in the School Committee and City Council. Thanks for listening!Support the show (http://www.electhanley.com)

Russian President Putin is attempting to resurrect Imperial days of church/state love, many Ten Commandment monuments have a strange history, Republicans try to give folks a reason to deny rights, and the Secular Student Alliance had a conference.Sources:Symphonia: No Separation of Church and State in Russia:Andrey Shirin, “Russia: The Other Christian Nation: A cozy relationship between church and state has lasting implications.” Accessed July 13, 2016. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2...First Amendment Defense Act Hearing:Oversight & Reform, “Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) Part I.” Accessed July 13, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgGl6...Oversight & Reform, “Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA).” Accessed July 14, 2016. https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/r... Republican National Committee Platform:Jeremy W. Peters, “Emerging Republican Platform Goes Far to the Right.” Accessed July 13, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/... News Ticker:Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, “Suit challenges use of Community Preservation Act funds for churches.” Accessed July 13, 2016. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/reg... Ed Zuckerman, “Atheist billboard removed, Pastor faces porn charges, Israel visa fraud case.” Accessed July 13, 2016. http://www.talkmedianews.com/rip-n-re... Seth Kaplan & Naftuli Moster, “Why Do Jewish Leaders Keep Ignoring Ultra-Orthodox Education Crisis?” Accessed July 13, 2016. http://forward.com/opinion/341055/why... Paul Bond, “God's Not Dead 2' Billboard Nixed at GOP Convention After Being Called ‘Incendiary.” Accessed July 14, 2016. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news...

Tune in for the podcast version of FYI Salem! Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll interviews city officials, community leaders, notable residents, and more, and provides a brief update on the latest news and information from the City of Salem, from inside City Hall and across the community. On this episode, Mayor Driscoll talks about the Community Preservation Act and recent CPA grant awards with Leslie Tuttle and Kevin Cornacchio, the chair and vice chair of the Community Preservation Committee. CPA and the Community Preservation Committee: http://www.salem.com/community-preservation-committee Salem Celebrates National Historic Preservation Month: http://www.salem.com/home/news/salem-celebrates-national-preservation-month-may Salem Mural Slam call for artists: http://www.salem.com/home/news/call-artists-2017-salem-mural-slam Street sweeping schedules: http://www.salem.com/home/news/city-salem-releases-spring-street-sweeping-schedule Salem-Ota Cultural Exchange seeks host families: http://www.salem.com/home/news/salem-ota-cultural-exchange-seeks-local-host-families