Franklin proudly owns a quite a number of new or recently-built municipal properties, the aggregate cost of which totals many tens of millions of dollars of capital investment.
All the recent construction of municipal properties says a lot of positive things about the overall vitality of the Franklin, MA community and the vision of its leaders.
In addition to a new Franklin Town Hall, other examples of the recent new construction of Franklin municipal properties include: the new Senior Center, the new Franklin Fire Headquarters, and the recently built King Street fire station.
In terms of recent construction in the Franklin, MA Public School system, one can point to the Helen Keller, Jefferson, and Oak Street Elementary Schools as well as the three new middle schools serving Franklin (the Sullivan, Remington, and Horace Mann Middle Schools).
Also recently refurbished is the Franklin Historical Museum now located on West Central Street.
Though certainly not new, the Franklin Town Common and the Franklin Public Library are the crown jewels of Franklin’s municipal properties.
And finally, though not town-owned, the Staff Sgt. Robert Pirelli Veteran’s Skating Rink in Franklin, MA deserves highlighting because of the important role it plays in Franklin youth sports.
Taken together, the many beautiful new municipal buildings gracing Franklin, MA and the other fine public properties in town help make Franklin, MA a place you can be proud to call home!