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Franklin Local Minutes – May 2014

Franklin Local Meeting • May 15, 2014 • Barlow’s General Store, Treadwell Present:  Brian Brock, Vicki Davis, Carol Marner, Gene Marner, Marjorie Kellogg, Tony Breuer, Jane Carr, Trish Tyrell, Ellen Curtis.  Quorum established. Secretary Report:  Meeting minutes of April meeting were distributed and reviewed.  Correction:  Add Trish Tyrell as present during the meeting, under “NFR” change to […]

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Minutes of the Franklin NY Town Board meeting

Franklin Town Board – May 6, 2014

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Garret Sitts, David Grant, Don Smith, Lisa Huyck, Supervisor Jeff Taggart, Highway Superintendent Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Don Hebbard, Tom Collier, Ken Walter, William Young, Brian Brock, Elwood Weerheim, Linda Bevilacqua, Pete Bevilacqua, Mike Wallace, Jamie Archibald, Marleen Ostrander, Mike Hyzer, Mike German and Bill Mirabito.

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Reign of Ice

By Felix Marner Bridel Franklin, NY (Open Form Poem) The frost of winter spreads its wings And echoes over a thousand lands The rain’s dark brother, life of cold Shadow of a thousand springs A hunter, the usher of death Deadens earth with silence Its frosty daggers smite the alive And claim a thousand hearts

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Brass Monkeys Hear No Evil: The value of listening to both sides

By Andy Bobrow Here in Franklin and in the surrounding counties, contentious issues are being debated, and the outcome of these debates will have a profound impact on the quality of life in our communities for decades to come. Whether or not to permit gas production by hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale is one

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Franklin Local Minutes – February 2014

Franklin Local Meeting • February 20, 2014 • Marjorie Kellogg’s Home Present: Ellen Curtis, Carole Marner, Gene Marner, Marjorie Kellogg, Helen McLean, Vicki Davis, Hank Stahler, Trish Tyrell – Quorum established. Secretary Report:  Trish did not have previous meeting minutes (December 2013), but reviewed notes from last meeting. Tax Exempt Status: We need to get our NYS

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Franklin Local Minutes – December 2013

Franklin Local Meeting • Handsome Brook Farms • December 5, 2013 Present:  Hank Stahler, Gene Marner, Carol Marner, Brian Brock, Betsy Babcock, Bryan Babcock, Marjorie Kellogg, Ellen Curtis, Trish Tyrell, Vicki Davis Quorum Established.  October meeting minutes were reviewed.  Ellen motioned to accept the minutes, Marjorie 2nd, unanimously approved. Secretary Report Trish reported that thank you letters

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