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Minutes of the Franklin NY Town Board meeting

April 7, 2018

Franklin Town Board – April 3, 2018

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith , Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Jamie Archibald, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Jim Carey, Laura Gregory, Lynn Yakubec, Sharon Knapp, Tyler Gregory, James Gregory, Don Hebbard, Brian Brock, Tony Breuer, Joseph Serrao, Nick Chase, Liz Serrao, Alexis Beerio.

The minutes were read from the March 6, 2018 meeting. David Grant made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Dwight Bruno seconded the motion and all agreed.

Tyler Gregory gave a presentation about The Ouelout Cemetery in North Franklin that he maintained last summer. He did an excellent job, making the grounds very nice and cleaned up headstones also. The Board thanked him for his service to the community.

Jim Carey has a large tree on his property that needs to come down. It is in the Town’s right of way. The Clerk will send the Carey’s a letter stating that the Town will take the tree down in 2018. Continue reading…

April 3, 2018

Summertime Wedding? Consider the Village Park in Franklin NY

Helen McLean / Local, NFR34 /

Getting married this summer? Consider getting married in the Village Park on Main Street in Franklin, NY

Mayor Tom Briggs can officiate at your ceremony.

Flower arrangements can be provided by The Franklin Garden Club

Vintage wedding attire can be found at:
The Squire’s Tankard
173 Main Street Franklin, NY
(607) 829-6885

The wedding feast can be catered by:
The Tulip and the Rose
453 Main Street
Franklin, N Y
(607) 829-4040
thetulipandtherose.com

Local artistic baker Xina Sheenan can create your wedding cake.

You or your guests can stay at:
The Franklin Guest House
113 Center Street
Franklin, NY 13775
franklin.guest.house@gmail.com

Franklin, the perfect place for a summertime wedding!

March 19, 2018

Franklin Town Board – March 6, 2018

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Supervisor Jeffrey Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith , Dwight Bruno and Paul Warner. Also present were Dave Tuthill, Deb Tuthill, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Don Hebbard, Mike Wallace and Tony Breuer. Jaime Archibald arrived after the meeting was called to order.

The minutes were read from the February 6, 2018 meeting. Garret Sitts made a motion to accept the minutes as read. David Grant seconded the motion and all agreed.

Dwight Bruno and Donnie Smith audited the Town’s financial records on February 14, 2018 for the year of 2017. Dwight Bruno made a motion that the records were audited and Dwight Bruno and Jeff Taggart will audit the Town Court records in March. Continue reading…

February 10, 2018

Franklin Town Board – February 6, 2018

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith , Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Wayne Reynolds, Mary Burns, Tony Breuer, Don Hebbard, Roger Reed and Jamie Archibald.

The minutes were read from the January 2, 2018 meeting. David Grant made a motion to accept the minutes with the correction that should read 1997 Volvo 10 wheeler. Garret seconded the motion and all agreed. Continue reading…

January 9, 2018

Franklin Town Board – January 2, 2018

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:35 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant Donnie Smith Dwight Bruno, Mark Liang, Paul Warner. Also present were Mike Wallace, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Robert Eggler, Mary Burns and Tony Breuer.

The minutes were read from the December 5,2017 meeting. Garret Sitts made a motion to accept the minutes as read. David Grant seconded the motion and all agreed.

Dwight Bruno made a motion for a resolution to approve the September 2017 audit for the Unified Court System. Donnie Smith seconded the motion and all agreed. Continue reading…

January 2, 2018

Franklin Town Board Meetings – Schedule 2018

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Franklin Town Board meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Franklin Town Sheds at the intersection of Routes 357 & 21.

Every third month, as indicated below, meetings will be held in Treadwell at either the Fire House or Kellogg Community Center.

January 2nd
February 6th
March 6th (Treadwell)
April 3rd
May 1st
June 5th (Treadwell)
July 10th (due to July 4th holiday, meeting on second Tuesday)
August 7th
September 4th (Treadwell)
October 2nd
November 7th (due to Election Day, meeting on first Wednesday)
December 4th (Treadwell)

December 20, 2017

Franklin Town Board – December 5, 2017

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno and Paul Warner. Also present were Bennett Eggler, Karl Heidenreich, Pete Nero, Roger Reed, Jordan Hull, Lisa Huyck, Dave Tuthill, Tony Breuer, Mary Burns, Robert Eggler, Jim Basile, Brian Brock and Don Hebbard.

The minutes were read from the November 8, 2017 and November 28, 2017 meetings. Donnie Smith made a motion to accept both sets of minutes as read. David Grant seconded the motion and all agreed. Continue reading…

December 20, 2017

Franklin Town Board – November 28, 2017 – Special

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The Special Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno and Paul Warner. Also present were Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Pete Bevilacqua, Don Hebbard, Patricia Tyrell, Brian Brock, Mariane Kiraly, Tara Donadio and Tony Breuer.

Tara Donadio gave a presentation regarding the Clean Energy Community Program. She will get Jeff the contact information for the Small Business Energy Assistance Program. She also will send us a template resolution establishing energy benchmarking requirements.

David Grant made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:05P.M. Donnie Smith seconded the motion and all agreed.

Video Recording of meeting:

December 20, 2017

Franklin Town Board – November 8, 2017

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A video recording of this meeting is below.

The Public Hearing regarding the 2018 Budget was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. Present were Supervisor Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Jamie Archibald, Tim Robinson, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Carl Lobdell, Joe Shivers, Meg Shivers, Amanda Groff, Kelly Kingsbury, Jason Miller, Carol Jensen, Bill Young, Brian Brock, Tony Breuer, Mary Burns, John Drinan, Patricia Tyrell and David Tuthill.

The following changes are being made to the Unexpended Balances: General A to $0.00, General B to $2,000.00, Highway DA to $117,000.00, Highway DB to $110,000.00 and Lights & Water to $0.00. No change to the bottom line. Garret Sitts made a motion to close the Public Hearing at 7:35 P.M. Dwight Bruno seconded the motion and all agreed. Garret Sitts made a motion to adopt the 2018 Budget as presented. Donnie Smith seconded the motion and all agreed. Continue reading…

October 15, 2017

Town of Franklin Candidate Forum 2017

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A Franklin Forum presenting the candidates for two contested positions on the town council will be hosted by The New Franklin Register newspaper. This forum will be held Tuesday October 17th, 7PM, at The Ouleout Valley Post 1689 American Legion, 327 Main Street, Village of Franklin.

Six town officers will be before the voters this November: supervisor, clerk, highway superintendent, justice, and two councilmen. Term of office will be two years for supervisor, clerk, and superintendent, and four years for justice and councilmen.

Only the positions for the council are being contested, and those candidates have been invited to present themselves to the voters this October. For the two council seats, there are three candidates. The two incumbents are Garret Sitts (Republican Party) having served 10 years and David Grant (Republican) having served 4 years. The challenger is Trish Tyrell (independent, Democratic Party endorsement).

Until recently, these elections have been uncontested with low voter turnout. However the last few contested elections brought out 600 and 770 voters to the polls. Franklin and Treadwell forums have been held preceding these elections to give the voters a chance to get to get to know the candidates.

This forum will begin at 7:00PM. Afterwards light refreshments will be served during an opportunity for conversations.

Moderator will be Tom Briggs, mayor of the Village of Franklin. (John Campbell, who had agreed to be the moderator, had to withdraw.) Each candidate will be offered an opportunity for a three minute opening statement. This will be followed 30 minutes of questions from the audience. The formal part of forum will conclude with the candidates offered an opportunity for a one minute summation.

The NFR is under the auspices of Franklin Local Ltd. a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to informing the community, rebuilding the local economy, promoting community solidarity, encouraging volunteerism, and advocating for sustainable development.

This forum is an informational event. Both Franklin Local and The Ouleout Valley Post are non-partisan, and their hosting does not imply an endorsement of any candidate or candidates.

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