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Conservation Commission approves two major site plans, continues one hearing

Franklin Conservation Commission approves Cypress Real Estate Development site plan for Symphony Drive/Tanglewood Estates II. The Commission unanimously approved the Notice of Intent with special conditions requiring the applicant to cut back a 4-inch PVC drainage pipe to the existing property line

Council on Aging approves prior minutes, hears housing authority director.

Franklin Council on Aging approved March minutes and heard from Housing Authority Executive Director Nayda Sanchez DeJesus. Ms. DeJesus, certified as a National and Massachusetts Public Housing Manager with 22 and a half years' experience in public housing management, reported the Franklin Housing

Franklin Housing Authority approves March accounts payable, revises June meeting date.

Franklin Housing Authority approves routine March finances and reschedules June meeting. The board unanimously approved accounts payable totaling $164,774.74 and Capital One charges of $2,219.27 for March 2026, along with the fiscal year 2027 budget review and wage match certifications. Executive

Design Review Commission approves seven sign packages at April meeting

Design Review Commission unanimously approves six sign packages on April 21. Vice Chair Andrew Pratt oversaw approvals for Orange Theory, Five Guys, Mathnasium, Citgo, and Shell, plus a pylon sign for Mavi Zunto Beauty Studio; a separate application for Mavi Zunto's entrance signage was directed

Subcommittee approves merchandise working group for Strawberry Stroll event.

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Budget Subcommittee expedites merchandise sales for Strawberry Stroll through informal working group. Members Belcher and Brennan will oversee purchasing alongside two Communications Committee representatives, avoiding formal subcommittee status to sidestep Open Meeting