Talk Franklin, A Podcast from the Town Administrators Office - November 19, 2024

FM #1319 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1319 in the series. This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen in his office on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Jamie has mentioned in many meetings that he doesn’t spend time on social media. So I took some of the top items that generally get wrapped around misinformation and brought them to have Jamie provide his trusted source input Franklin doesn't have enough water, we have a water ban every year How come the Town of Franklin is building so many apartments What happening with Davis Thayer building I thought the old museum was being developed by Habitat for Humanity Get more grants Regionalization will save us Parmenter school deed restriction The recording runs about 45 minutes. Let’s listen to this conversation and bust some myths floating around some of the social media in Franklin. -------------- Town of Franklin page https://www.franklinma.gov/ Community calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar Water system 3 part podcast https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division/news/franklin-matters-conversations-regarding-franklins-sewer-services-doug Franklin TV News Awareness Survey https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/11/your-input-is-requested-for-franklin-ma.html -------------- 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/ or 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 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"