Over 150 Franklin Square residents attended the second public Franklin Square Forward meeting at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant on Feb. 13. The working group is a coalition of Franklin Square residents dedicated to improving the town.
A news release about the event said coalition member Katherine Tarascio, who also serves as an executive director of the Franklin Square Civic Association, welcomed everyone who attended. She then asked attendees to write their questions and suggestions for improvements to the town on papers that were available at each table.
Bill Youngfert, a coalition member and secretary of the Franklin Square Historical Society, gave a report on four previous meetings that were held by the committee with state and county elected officials in December and January.
Then, Darren Boerckel, an artist and studio owner from Franklin Square, shared photos of designs developed for changes to the Franklin Square Theater’s interior. The news release said the changes would be made if the coalition were successful in purchasing the property from the current owner.
The coalition established a GoFundMe to raise a portion of funds needed to make the purchase of the theater possible, which can be accessed on GoFundMe.com. More information is also available on their website, FranklinSquareForward.org.
Toward the end of the meeting, the news release continued, committee members described the unique, important and historical architectural resources located in the downtown area of Franklin Square. The meeting concluded with a Q&A session for attendees, who asked the committee questions about the project.
According to the news release, the next meeting will be on March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant.
