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Council highlights community award, Franklin Park Authority report and service updates
Summary
Councilors praised public works cleanup, noted Franklin Park received a banner-community recognition, reported receipt of the Franklin Park Authority annual report, and discussed Waste Management cart swaps and a recycling-by-shape change to publicize.
Council members spent part of the meeting sharing community updates and service news.
A councilor reported attending a recent conference and said Franklin Park was recognized as a banner community; members asked staff to post the award on borough channels to share the recognition. A separate report noted the Franklin Park Authority annual report for 2025 arrived and that Jamie, identified as the authority board chair, could be contacted or the report shared with council members.
Members praised public works crews for branch collection and cleanup performed in recent weeks. Council also discussed Waste Management’s cart swap: supply-chain shortages have prompted the supplier (not Waste Management directly) to swap carts and the borough said swaps were underway. Councilors said revised recycling guidance — described in the borough newsletter as sorting by shape rather than number — should be publicized on social media so residents understand the change.
A brief exchange referenced a contractor vehicle incident that prompted a fire-department response; council members said the fire department worked with emergency contacts to manage the situation and attendees noted photos taken of the vehicle leaving the scene. No further action or vote on that incident was recorded.
