Joanne Myers, Franklin Senior Planner who is overseeing the project reported: As of today: 69 homes involved: 45 offers have been made: 43 offers hvae been accepted. 31 homes have been purchased and sale closed. Mayor Paris said, “we are looking for someone to remove and recycle the foundations.  If we can find someone...
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Remonstrators at the Franklin City Board of Works meeting Tuesday the 7th of September did not want the scheduled streets to be paved. Several downtown area streets were scheduled to be paved by awarding a $300,000 contract to Milestone Paving. Ron Collins a resident on Water Street pointed out what he believed to be...
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The Franklin City Public Works board approved Franklin College’s request to allow them to paint large Grizzly Paws on the streets around the college leading visitors to the new sports area on Greensburg Road and the remodelled Red Faught Stadium.
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 Students from Center Grove Middle School recently spent the day at the Blue Heron Challenge Course in Franklin, learning team building and problem solving skills. This course provides unique learning experiences for people of all ages- from students to coworkers.
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Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound     10 am Sept. 11 at Province Park Dog Park.     Stop by to see the many adoptable dogs and cats     available through the Humane Society of Johnson     County and take a stroll along the beautiful     Greenway Trail.
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By Sherri Coner Eastburn    When Theresa Barnes McCarty graduated from Franklin Community High School more than 30 years ago, she planned to spend her career working in the printing business.   But when one of her older sisters faced brain cancer, McCarty left her job to nurse her sister through two brain surgeries....
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VENDORS AND SPONSORS NEEDED        The Humane Society of Johnson County (HSJC) is seeking Vendors and Sponsors for our 12th annual Paw Pounder (Charity Dog Walk) that will be held on October 23rd, 2010 at Craig Park in Greenwood.  Call the HSJC office to obtain more information and a vendor or sponsorship form.         This event...
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City of Franklin Board of Public Works and Safety Tuesday, September 7, 2010, @ 9:30 A.M. In Franklin City Hall – 70 E. Monroe Street Council Chambers  AGENDA  Call to Order and Roll Call Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance Announcements and Presentations Public Comments Consent Agenda (All items under the Consent Agenda are considered routine...
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Just after 1:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon the Franklin Fire Department was summoned to the SR 44 & I65 interchange.  A section of the median was burning, probably caused by a discarded cigarette from a vehicle.    
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Healthcare Legislation: How It Impacts You, provided by Dr. Eric Wright, Director, Center for Health Policy, IUPUI, Right At Home and Johnson County Council on Aging   Doors open at 4 pm Program begins at 4:30 Dinner is served at 5:30 pm on Oct. 12 at Community Church of Greenwood 1744 W. Main Street,...
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       As the staff at the Indiana Masonic Home prepares for the 63rd annual fall festival  this month, there’s a lot to celebrate.        Through nearly a century, this community icon has steadily increased services for seniors, from residential apartments in the main building and patio homes along the entrance to full-size ranch homes which...
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The new Franklin Fire Station 22 on East King Street has been delayed from opening by an 8 inch gas line running paralell to King Street.  The steel gas line was too close to the surface to permit the weight of Fire Truck to cross it.  Miller Pipeline and Vectren spent the day Tuesday digging...
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