This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of the Franklin Housing Authority meeting held on Tuesday, March 13, 2025 in the Peter L Brunelli Community Center on Central Park Terrace. 

Participating were:

• GEORGE DANELLO, CHAIR 
• CHRIS FEELEY (a few minutes late to session)
• Jennifer Levine
• ANDREW M KEPPLE, STATE APPOINTEE
• CHRISTOPHER LENNON
• Lisa M. Audette, Housing Authority Agent
• Nayda DeJeus

Quick recap:

From the Director’s Report

• 23,000plus on waiting list; Franklin list up 33 folks in one month
• 2 vacancies, both in congregate, both will be housed possible within a few days, interviews and offers made

Discussion & vote on payment to employees leaving before September

• If they did not take health care coverage, they did get a payment of $1,000 (for a year, or prorated accordingly). HLC increased the allowable amount from $1,000 to $5,000/year. Board vote required to approve of payment, normally would be made in September but the employees involved wouldn’t not be on the active payroll at that time, hence the decision needed now. Vote to approve and set the amount for FY 2026 at the same time.

The recording of the meeting runs about 42 minutes. 

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Meeting agenda doc ->  

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05132025-1733 

My notes captured via Twitter during the meeting

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J-zt7qZj-7RApmgHnp-Y3uHp_AcbtIrS/view?usp=drive_link 

Housing Income Limits -> (by MA county) https://www.mhp.net/assets/resources/documents/one__income_limits.pdf

Franklin Housing Authority web page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/housing-authority 

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