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The Town Council unanimously approved borrowing for a $935,000 fire truck, with all nine councilors voting yes. The council also approved a charter-review subcommittee, a $20,000 appropriation for parking-kiosk operations, and referrals of two zoning bylaw amendments to the Planning Board.
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Franklin will use borrowing to fund the purchase of a new fire truck while leaving money in the stabilization account. Parking-meter revenue will cover maintenance and operating costs for payment kiosks in two municipal lots. The council also began a process to review the town charter and sent two zoning bylaw amendments to the Planning Board for review; the minutes describe those amendments as housekeeping changes.
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