# FM #1721 - Town Council Quarterbacking - 04/16/26

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Podcast: [Franklin Matters Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/franklin-matters-radio-1378592)
Published: 2026-04-21T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1721-town-council-quarterbacking-04-16-26
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## Resource

This session of the radio show shares our “ Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Councilor Steve Malloy. We had our conversation in person at the Franklin TV & Radio Studios on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Our conversation condensed the Town Council meeting of Wednesday, April 15, 2026. We focus on two questions: ok, what just happened? What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers? We cover the following key topics Initial feedback on role of Councilor NationalGrid infrastructure and resiliency update Fire Dept update Police Dept update The conversation runs about 35 minutes. Let’s listen in -------------- Franklin TV video for replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7xJHgZ4lI The agenda - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04152026-2251 My notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2q_cMoAOiQs0picPbtkZonCRTXqxI63/view?usp=drive_link -------------- We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio ( wfpr.fm ) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help. How can you help? If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors If you don't like something here, please let me know And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach out. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening. For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/ If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East…

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