Township Council

ON THE FENCE ON FLOCK – Mayor Phil Kramer said during the September 8 Township Council meeting that he was “not sold” on the Flock Safety cameras in use by the Township. Franklin Township residents renewed their call for the Township Council to cancel its contract with surveillance camera vendor Flock Safety during the public comment portion of the council’s …

SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE – Mayor Phil Kramer speaks during the Township’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Township officials and clergy gathered at Franklin Township’s 9-11 Memorial on September 8 for the annual commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with speaker after speaker using the 25th anniversary to ask …

FUNDRAISER HONORED – Ava Golchha accepts a commendation from Deputy Mayor Alex Kharazi at the September 8 Township Council meeting. Golchha was honored for raising $175 for the Franklin Township Animal Shelter. The Township Council issued three proclamations and commendations at its Sept. 8 meeting, declaring September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, honoring a young resident who has donated her …

TECHNOLOGICAL FLASHPOINT – Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers are the subject of controversy in the township. (Photo: Flock Safety). Some Franklin Township Council members are signaling a willingness to revisit the Township’s contract with Flock Safety, but stopped short of calling for its cancellation, a week after residents criticized the governing body at its Aug. 11 meeting for agreeing …

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION – Township Councilmen Ram Anbarasan and Shubhendu Singh (left to right) present the Council’s proclamation honoring the 80th anniversary of Indian independence at the August 11 meeting. A call for Indian-Americans to serve their communities punctuated the Township Council’s commemoration of India’s 80th anniversary of independence at the August 11 Council meeting. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

ADA ANNIVERSARY – A.J. Hoffman speaks about the Americans With Disabilities Act while Township Councilman Shubhendu Singh looks on. The Township Council on August 11 recognized the 36 anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities act with a special proclamation. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

The Township Council at its August 11 meeting approved the following contracts, totaling about $8.6 million: Res. #26-328 (g): Awards bid for emergency timber guiderail repair (B26-007ENG) to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, not to exceed $325,000. Res. #26-329 (h): Extends the snow plowing contract for 22 routes (MC-0009-25) with RJM Landscaping & …

LAYING IT OUT – Township resident Frank Sciara argues against the Flock Safety cameras at the August 11 Township Council meeting. Sciara started a petition calling on the Township Council to cancel the contract. Speaker after speaker urged the Township Council on Aug. 11 to cancel its contract with Flock Safety, telling officials at a packed and sometimes hostile hearing …

Flock Camera Map Source: Deflock.org Mayor Phil Kramer said he would want to end the Township’s nearly $340,000 contract for Flock Safety surveillance cameras if something “egregious” turns up about how the system is being used, but he stopped short of predicting that will happen at the Township Council’s Aug. 11 meeting. Representatives of Atlanta, Georgia-based Flock Security are expected …

NEW EQUIPMENT – The FTPD unveiled its new Mobile Command Post at National Night Out on August 4. Franklin Township residents got their first look at the police department’s new mobile command post, a vehicle worth more than $700,000, when it was unveiled August 4 during the township’s National Night Out observance. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …