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Council on Aging approves amended prior minutes, receives gifts and grant news.

Franklin Council on Aging approves amended February minutes and receives director report on facility improvements. Director Sarah Amaral reported the Senior Center installed gym equipment, is pursuing quotes for furniture and kitchen appliances, and secured another donation from the Robert Catalano

Planning Board recommends four zoning amendments to Town Council.

Planning Board unanimously recommends four zoning amendments to Town Council. Director Morena Zelaya explained that amendments 26-946 and 26-947 revise use tables in General Residential 5, C-1, and the Crossing Neighborhood to comply with state MBTA Communities requirements mandating Franklin zone

Charles River Pollution Control District approves FY 2027 budget with 5.3 percent increase.

Charles River Pollution Control District approves FY 2027 budget with 5.3 percent increase over current year. The board, chaired by David C. Formato and including Commissioners Ted Kenney, Douglas M. Downing, Wolfgang Bauer and Mark Cataldo, also unanimously approved the FY 2025 audit, which

Town Council approves four resolutions; adopts strategic planning exercise.

Franklin Town Council unanimously approves joint strategic planning RFI, budgeted at $40,000. The Council voted to support FY27 state budget priorities and H. 4297, the Lowell Mason Act, which would direct a percentage of Chapter 70 funds to arts education. The Department of Elementary and

Board of Health drafts novel intoxicating products regulation

Franklin Board of Health unanimously votes to draft novel intoxicating products regulation. Chair Kim Mu-Chow ordered staff to model the language on North Hampton's existing ordinance, with board review before a May public forum, after Director Cathleen Liberty presented findings that local tobacco