New Franklin Register #37
Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #37 (7.3 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #37, Vol. XIII No. 1, Summer 2019
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Fighting Blight
By Jessica Farrell Thirteen years ago, a neighbor and I met with a local reporter to talk about the pervasive blight on Sidney Center’s Main Street. At that time, several dilapidated buildings in our tiny “downtown” had been spray-painted with racial slurs and swastikas. They remained that way for weeks. Years of absentee landlords had […]
New Franklin Register #36
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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 […]
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 […]
New Franklin Register #35
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Franklin Fiscal Fact-Finding
In 2010, the Franklin Town Board stopped their annual internal auditing of the town books and stopped releasing an accounting, both required under NY Town Law. In addition, they did not file an Annual Update Document of this accounting with the Office of the State Comptroller, required under NY Municipal Law. In 2014, after the […]
Summertime Wedding? Consider the Village Park in Franklin NY
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 […]