FM #1759 - Town Council Quarterbacking - 06/02/26

This session of the radio show shares our “Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Councilor Max Morrongiello. We had our conversation in person at the Franklin TV & Radio Studios on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Our conversation condensed the Town Council meetings of May 12 (with School Committee) and the 2 budget hearings (May 20, May 21). Yes, we skipped over the May 13 Council meeting. Oops!

We focus on two questions:

• ok, what just happened?
• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

We cover the following key topics

• Joint meeting with School Committee, strategic plan
• Budget discussions, questions and answers
• Final numbers coming up for the June 10, and then June 17 session
• June is full of events

The conversation runs about 32 minutes. Let’s listen in

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Franklin TV videos for replay

• The joint Town Council / School Committee Meeting on Tuesday https://www.youtube.com/live/jsQHXSy8xEI
• Town Council - budget hearing #1 - https://www.youtube.com/live/womMM5S5euI?&t=175
• Town Council - budget hearing #2 - https://www.youtube.com/live/UVb5ngWB93Q?&t=127

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