OTHER ITEMS FROM OCTOBER 5TH COUNCIL MEETING

I wanted to quickly cover some other items from the last City Council meeting. I hope to be more in depth in the future.

The Council passed a couplel supplemental appropriations;
1) 61, 322. for the purchase of two pick up trucks and capital fire equipment for the Fire Department.

2) 25, 476. for the purchase of two Stryker Power Cots for the Fire Department. These were funded by donations to the Dept in thier memorium fund.

The Council approved the Police Chief's contract. Couniclor Feener was concerned about the cost of the chief utilizing a city car for his commute. Feener voted no on the contract, after his motion to take that cluase out was not seconded.  The contract passed 8 yes. 1 no vote.

The city council consered a public hearing for a supplemental appropriation in the amount of 31, 860.82 for a new phone system for the Middle School. They also considered the scheduling of a public hearing on ordinance 02-10, Chapter 257, Solid Waste Ordinance. This has to do with the new recylcing program, Franklin adopted.

Finally the City council denied a request from the Laconia Citizen to release non-public documents under the right to know.  I apologize but I don't have anymore info on this except to say that the documents the Laconia Citizen wants has to do with the a sex offender ordinance and also with the tax cap issue.

There is a link on your right, which will take you to the Agenda for 10/5/2009

City Council meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 7pm, at the Franklin City Hall.

If anyone would like to add to my brief synopsis, please do so, by posting a comment. hover your mouse over where it tells the number of comments and click. If you click the envelope...you will get a form to email your friends with the comment.  You can also contact me at forfranklinnh@yahoo.com.

I am looking to have citizens posts blogs about any subject they would like. I would ask that if you would like your blog to be consider, email me at the above address, with the text.

Thanks
Jeff

PS. Check out the links to stories on the Opera House, and some letters printed in previous editions of the Concord Monitor and Laconia Citizen.