Episode 676

FM #676 - Talk Franklin touts community preservation and economic development - 12/10/21

Published on: 14th December, 2021

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing Communication Specialist Lily Rivera. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge.

We talk about: 

  • Community Preservation Cmte/Finance Cmte meetings
  • Public hearings, Jan 4 and Jan 18 for ‘wish list’ ideas
  • Economic Development recent events
  • Botera, NETA ribbon cuttings
  • Lt Gov Polito visit, MassWorks

Links to the key references are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 28 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Lily.

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Community Preservation Committee  agenda ->  

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/community-preservation-committee.html

Finance Committee agenda -> 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/finance-committee-meeting-agenda-dec-8.html 

My notes and audio from the CPC meeting  -> 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/recap-community-preservation-committee.html 

Recap and audio for Lt Gov Polito’s visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/lt-gov-polito-visits-franklin-to.html 

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I volunteer as the Community Information Director for Franklin, MA (USA)*. I have been providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin since 2007. Currently working in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019.

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