{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F52a13fc0-c964-476d-a1c6-90211c5cbee4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"FM #222 - Town Administrator Jamie Hellen #1","description":"FM #222 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 222 in the series. \n\nThe first of a monthly series of discussions with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen was recorded in the Franklin Public Radio studio recently. Anne Marie Tracey, Marketing and Communication Specialist, joined Jamie and I for this session. \n\nUltimately, the plan for these sessions will be to broadcast these live. The first couple of sessions will help the studio prepare for this to go live by recording them as if we were live, then making them available for replay.\n\nThe radio show format will be deliberately \u2018long form\u2019 with a topic or two in each broadcast to spend some time with. Not so much to get into dollars and cents details but to get into the reasons why, and the rationale behind the pros and cons of the major items before us.\n\nThere will be a segment for questions from the audience. You can submit a question via the Google form on the Franklin Matters page\nhttps://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/02/ask-franklin-matters-you-ask-question.html \n\nIn this session, we cover Jamie's background and how that prepared him for Town Administrator, success planning being done where possible across Franklin, a teaser on the budget process which starts now, and some info on the stormwater utility fee and information sessions scheduled for March. There will be more to come on stormwater as the details get worked out.\n\nThis audio segment runs about an hour, so let\u2019s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie\n\n--------------\n\nWe are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). \n\nThis podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.\n \nHow can you help?\n - If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors\n - If you don't like something here, please let me know\n\nThrough this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.\n \nFor additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/\nIf you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com\n\nThe music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group \"East of Shirley\". The piece is titled \"Ernesto, manana\" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.\n\nI hope you enjoy!\n\n------------------\n\nYou can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in \"podcasts\" for \"Franklin Matters\"","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://shersteve.hipcast.com/albumart/1036_itunes_1612724907.jpg"}