Franklin (MA) Matters

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, Deputy Town Administrator Amy Frigulietti, School Superintendent Lucas Giguere, and Asst Superintendent Dr Tina Rogers on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.    We get a brief recap of current events and the dive into the major discussion of the budget and the timeline around its final development. Information on the key questions that remain to be answered are discussed. Budget timeline:April 9 - School Committee vote on school’s budgetApril 12 - Town FY 2025 budget releasedApril 17 - Finance Committee meetingApril 24 - Joint meeting of School Committee & Town Council at FHS AuditoriumMay 6, 8, and 15 - Finance Committee budget hearingsMay 22, 23  - Town Council budget hearingsWe close on a lighter note with discussion and laughter around the Top 20 songs about schools .https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AEq1QElhBShhGAMjH-S_uEceAfNPftlC/view?usp=drive_link Our conversation runs about 55 minu