FM #1453 - Economic Development Subcmte Mtg - 05/21/25
This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of the Economic Development Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Council Chambers. All 4 members of the subcommittee participated in Chambers (Hamblen, Sheridan, Frongillo & Jones). Change in membership acknowledged as Chandler is no longer part of the subcmte and Jones returns to the group.
Quick recap
- Discussion on the proposed zoning change to enable a commercial kitchen in residential areas if they are on septic systems
- Health Dept Cathy Liberty and Planner Amy Love present for the discussion; Fee is the same as other permits Health covers, and also commensurate with neighboring communities
- Clarification questions around coverage of this residential bylaw as proposed, there is a limitation on the kinds of foods prepared in this way
- Consideration for this to be enabled for sewer system users would be problematic for monitoring and enforcement if required
- This is a start and we'll be able to check out for potential enhancements
- Resident M Symanski chimed in to thank the group for doing this
- Motion to move to Town council for review, all 3 bylaws so referred with separate motions and votes each passed by 4-0
Motion to adjourn, passes 4-0
The recording of the meeting runs about 25 minutes.
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Franklin TV Video available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhA24NshAhw
The agenda doc and released materials for this session can be found ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05212025-1754
My notes captured via Twitter/X during the approx 25 minutes session can be found ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PHbVok-fMevABTsvD4-Mz7qa_oANto2Z/view?usp=drive_link
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