April 11 - April 17, 2010

Only 2 meetings to report this week:

Tuesday April 13 I met with our Finance Director for 3 hours to go over the municipal budget. I have some background in municipal budgeting but Ron Matthews is great- what a tremendous asset Franklin has in Ron. It is tentatively scheduled that the FY2011 budget will be introduced at the April 22 Township Committee meeting. If you care how $3 million plus dollars is spent, please attend the meeting.. the budget will be introduced at that meeting only.

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Wednesday April 14 I attended the Land Use Board workshop session. Topics discussed included a proposed tree preservation ordinance, lighting ordinance, solar energy ordinance, and wind power ordinance. All of the above ordinances have not been formally introduced by the Township Committee- they are all being worked on by our Land Use Board and Environmental Commission. If anyone reading this has particular questions about these proposals, please contact me and I will assist in every way I can.

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I am going to cheat a little bit and post something that did not fall in the week of April 11 - April 17. Today (4/18) I attended the Recreation sponsored fishing derby- what a great event for Franklin residents. The Quakertown Recreation Club served hot dogs and root beer and there must have been at least 50 or more children of all ages fishing for prizes and fun. I am still amazed that no one hooked themselves but I saw some pretty impressive lunkers pulled out of the pond. I got to meet a lot of Franklin residents today which is always a good thing. Great job Recreation Commission and Quakertown Recreation Club- your hard work certainly put many smiles on faces today and made memories that will last a lifetime.