City of Franklin Board of Public Works and Safety Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 9:30 a.m. In Franklin City Hall – Council Chambers  Agenda          I.           Call to Order and Roll Call     II.           Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance   III.           Announcements and Presentations  IV.           Public Comments     V.           Consent...
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Agenda City of Franklin Common Council Monday, August 3, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chamber  Call to Order and Roll Call Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Consent Agenda Approval of the Minutes of the July 20, 2009  (All items under the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and will be...
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Effective immediately: The Franklin Republic has added a new function to its right sidebar. The new capability will permit the polling of public opinion about controversial subjects. Access to this function is currently available to all but will soon be limited to Registered Users. The Registration Process is rather painless and only requires a...
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Effective Immediately the Franklin Republic is dropping the Jail Records and Public Safety Incident Reports from the public records section. There has been little interest in this data and therefore unless there is demonstrated interest for the data it will not be published.
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NOTICE & AGENDA *** REVISED 7/30/09 @ 4:00 P.M. ***  MEETING DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009  COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING @ 3:30 P.M,  I.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION                           II.      OPENING OF QUOTES RECEIVED FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE                                      ROBERT KEEKER HORSESHOE PITCHING BUILDING         ...
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The Nebraska based, Cabella’s Inc. has decided to sell the 100 acre plot at I-65 and County Line Road. The 125,000 square foot building project was halted in February of 2008 and the land has sat dormant since. The retailer could have employed up to 250 people in the area.
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Downtown Franklin will be abuzz with Go Karts and lots of other activities this weekend. August 1st and 2nd from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. the Franklin Boys and Girls Club is sponsoring its second fund raising Go Kart Races. For more information: 317-736-3695 There are other activities sponsored by various fund raising groups. ...
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Thank You, Franklin!  A few weeks ago I announced my resignation from the Franklin City Council to be effective August 4, 2009. My new position as CEO of the Franklin Development Corporation (FDC) requires me to step down from my At-Large Council seat. While I will deeply miss serving on the Council, I am...
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Johnson County Public Library 49 East Monroe Street, Franklin, IN 46131 Contact: Diana Rooks, Community Relations (317) 738-2957 or drooks@jcplin.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2009 Triple Word Score! New events spell greater impact for International Literacy Month. [Note: This is a correction to a press release originally sent on July 21, 2009. The...
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AGENDA AUGUST 10, 2009 Courthouse Annex Auditorium 6:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting   I.            ROLL CALL  II.            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  III.           INVOCATION  IV.            APPROVAL OF 8/10/09 AGENDA  V.            APPROVAL OF 7/13/09 MINUTES  VI.        PUBLIC COMMENTS  VII.      JAIL COMPLEX EXPANSION DISCUSSION AND VOTE  VIII.    SALARY ORDINANCE...
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2010 BUDGET HEARINGS AGENDA  FIRST READING OF THE FOLLOWING BUDGETS:   TUESDAY – AUGUST 25, 2009  8:30 A.M. Mike Reuter – Financial Consultant  9:00 A.M. #122 – Board of Commissioners #254 – Cumulative Capital Development #123 – Courthouse #202, #203, #204, #205 – Highway #206 – Cumulative Bridge #207 –...
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Allene E. (Emerson) Hicks, 84, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Indianapolis. She was a resident of Franklin.
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