By Michael Sellitti When the Sidney Center Improvement Group (SCIG) was formed over thirteen years ago, the founding members began with identifying the issues in the hamlet that were most important to them. One problem immediately identified and unanimously agreed upon was speeding. Speeding through Sidney Center has become commonplace, despite the big 30 MPH […]
By Shana Ko After what felt like six years of summer in New Orleans, I longed for crisp air and snowy days. I needed the stillness to think. Moving north would provide greater flexibility for my husband’s career, but what should I do next? I wasn’t ready to go back to a regular nine to […]
Issue #38 – Vol. XIII No. 3 Fall 2019 – 20 pages with ads (download the full issue in color, PDF 3.7MB) Budget Matters: Town Spending – Brian Brock Speeding Through Sidney Center – Michael Sellitti Ransomware Attacks Franklin – Helen McLean and Bill Gruber Making Remote Work – Shana Ko Your Neighbor’s View – […]
This video is about the Franklin NY Zoning Board of Appeals – October 3, 2019. Discussion of variances for the Dollar General application. Current zoning requires commercial presence to be at least 1000 feet from residences. Dollar General is requesting a variance from that zoning requirement, and additional variances regarding parking lot slots and lot […]
Video and minutes of the Town Board of Franklin, NY, October 1, 2019.
Minutes will be posted as soon as they are received from the Town Clerk.
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:34 p.m. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Paul Warner and Jamie Archibald. Also present were Earnie Cawley, Carl Lobdell, Chris Downin, Jan Mulroy, Roger Reed, […]
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:34 p.m. Present were Jeff Taggart, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Chris Downin, Sara Andros, Brian Brock, Tony Breuer and Troy […]
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:30 pm. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno and Mark Laing. Also present were Chris Downin, Roger Reed, Lynda Elderkin, Peter Nero, Brian Brock, […]
Sondra Freckelton (1936-2019) Renowned watercolor artist Sondra Freckelton died June 10 at her home in Oneonta, NY. She began her career making abstract sculptures in wood after studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Met with resounding success as a sculptor, in the early 1970s she turned to large-scale watercolor paintings. This […]
