New Franklin Register #36
Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #36 (11 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #36, Vol. XII No. 3, Fall 2018
Tentative Town Taxes
The tentative 2019 budget for the Town of Franklin spends $1.76 million. To partially finance this, the town board plans to raise $1.19 million in property taxes from landowners, an increase of $ 0.03 million (2.4%) over the 2018 budget. This levy is just under the state-imposed soft cap and similar to the increase in […]
Franklin Town Board – October 2, 2018
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 7:31 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Gary Arndt, Brian Brock, Tony Breuer, Daniel Coughlin, […]
Franklin Town Board – September 4, 2018
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 7:35 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Dwight Bruno, Donnie Smith, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Roger Reed, Brian Brock, Pete Nero, Tony Breuer, […]
Franklin Town Board – August 28, 2018 – Special
Franklin NY Town Board special meeting 8-28-2018 to discuss plans for new offices (Court, Town Clerk & Assessor)
Franklin Town Board – August 7, 2018
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:35 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Absent was Donnie Smith. Also present were Pete Bevilaqua, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Tony […]
Franklin Town Board – July 10, 2018
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 Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Bree Reed, Roger Reed, Mike Wallace, Don Hebbard, Brian Brock […]
Sidney Center Sees Progress Part 1: Beautification
By Michael Sellitti The Sidney Center Improvement Group (SCIG) is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization formed over ten years ago with one basic idea – getting people together to clean up Sidney Center. We’ve come a long way since then. As volunteers working together, our mission is to improve the quality of life for those […]
New York Health: Local Businesses Support New York Health Act
By Sarah Outterson-Murphy Many people worry about the cost of their own healthcare, but local business owners also worry about their employees. “I can’t afford to offer healthcare to my coworkers,” said Faiga Brussel, owner of Good Cheap Food in Delhi. “Years ago, I tried, and quickly ran into a brick wall of financial disaster […]
Remembering Lewis Hine
By Lynne Kemen Like many of us, the famous photographer and American Progressive Lewis Hine visited Franklin and fell in love with the beauty of the landscape. Timothy J. Duerden has written his biography. Duerden is the director of the Delaware Historical Association in Delhi, NY, and is an adjunct lecturer in history at the […]