{"podcast":{"title":"Franklin Matters Radio","slug":"franklin-matters-radio-1378592","podcast_index_feed_id":1378592,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/franklin-ma-matters/","website_url":"https://franklinmatters.org/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/07c6ebdc-4458-499e-99db-58ae22733617/TR9QvMEBcA_LHL6DLkmbClxf.png","author":"Steve Sherlock","episode_count":200,"summary":"What matters in Franklin MA - we follow the money sharing Town & School meetings, community events, and interviews to enable an informed resident & voter","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T10:18:41.003862+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/franklin-matters-radio-1378592"},"episode":{"title":"FM #1793 - Franklin Commission On Disability Mtg - 08/06/26","slug":"fm-1793-franklin-commission-on-disability-mtg-08-06-26","published_at":"2026-08-07T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/franklin-matters-radio-1378592/fm-1793-franklin-commission-on-disability-mtg-08-06-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/franklin-matters-radio-1378592","url":"https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1793-franklin-commission-on-disability-mtg-08-06-26","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/54658be4-1f4a-4a30-824c-6f5e379f1fed.mp3","summary":"This episode shares the Franklin Commission on Disability Meeting held on August 6, 2026 at the Franklin Senior Center. 8 of the 9 members were present, (M Furilla absent). Quick recap: Discussion brainstorming ideas for potential use of their annual budget along with the use of the fees accumulated from parking fines paid by those violating accessibility spaces. Approved use of funds ($100) to obtain membership in Downtown Partnership to gain booth space for the Harvest Festival Discussion on purchase of Disability Pride Flag, would also need to adjust the current flag bylaw ( https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/1107/2024-Town-Council-Flag-Policy-PDF?bidId= ) Discussion on participation for the Harvest Festival Discussion on participation for the Senior Expo (Oct 2) Discussion on potential for creating a virtual option for meeting participation. Via Zoom and use of an Owl camera. Decision potentially to be made at the October regular meeting for implementation TBD there after The meeting recording runs just over 1 hour -------------- The meeting agenda - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08062026-2427 Commission on Disability page - https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/496/Franklin-Commission-on-Disability -------------- 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…","meta_description":"This episode shares the Franklin Commission on Disability Meeting held on August 6, 2026 at the Franklin Senior Center. 8 of the 9 members were present, (…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4071,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/franklin-matters-radio-1378592/episodes/fm-1793-franklin-commission-on-disability-mtg-08-06-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/franklin-matters-radio-1378592/fm-1793-franklin-commission-on-disability-mtg-08-06-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}