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Franklin County adopts updated countywide planning policies; amendment added on water and sewer extension
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners adopted resolution 2025-233 to update countywide planning policies, adding language to policy 9 to allow extensions of water and sewer where permitted by law; staff and commissioners said the changes aim to improve coordination with cities and address annexation "donut holes."
Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt revised countywide planning policies and directed staff to pursue interlocal agreements to improve coordination with cities on annexation, housing and infrastructure.
Wes McCart, the county’s planning and building director, presented the updated policies and said the revisions reflect recent state housing mandates and aim to distribute population growth over the next 20 years while improving county-city coordination. The update added new housing guidance, clarified annexation approaches, and bolstered…
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