{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe7eb29c7-9689-4836-aba3-f4ee1d3c96c8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"FM #424 Planning Board Mtg - Food Pantry segment - 12/21/20","description":"FM #424 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 424 in the series. \n\nThis session of the radio show shares the public hearing segment of the Planning Board meeting held Monday, Dec 21, 2020. The segment covers the site plan and renovations for the proposed new location of the Franklin Food Pantry at 138 East Central St. \n\nThe meeting was conducted virtually via Zoom conference bridge to adhere to the \u2018social distancing\u2019 requirements of this pandemic period.\n\nQuick Recap:\n - Surprise, the Planning Board is concerned about parking on the site\n - After initially objecting to a request for a waiver of the $1500 site plan fee, the Board did reconsider and vote to waive the fee. The Food Pantry is a 501(c)3 operation operating only on grants and donations to provide support for its clients, mostly Franklin residents\n - More importantly, the site is contaminated from previous use as an auto dealer and that complicates how to handle stormwater and snow removal. Should be impossible but will be complicated and possibly expensive\n - Residential abutter concerned about losing their green bush divider along the property line and to talk with the Food Pantry planners to work out an agreement\n\nThe recording runs just over an hour, so let\u2019s listen to the Planning Board discussion on the Franklin Food Pantry plans to move into 138 East Central St. \n\n--------------\n\nMeeting agenda \nhttps://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board/agenda/planning-board-agenda-102\n\nMeeting agenda folder\nhttps://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board/agenda/planning-board-agenda-102 \n\nFood Pantry proposal and renderings - 138 East Central Street \n - Site Plan https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/agendas/138_east_central_st_site_plan.pdf\n - Review docs https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/agendas/138_east_central_review.pdf\n\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"}