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Franklin reviews master plan for 44-acre Creekside property, highlights preservation and trail connections
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a draft master plan for the 44-acre Creekside parcel that emphasizes historic preservation, pedestrian connections to nearby parks and the Mac Hatcher trail network, and limited vehicular impact; Friends of Franklin Parks and residents voiced support.
At a May work session of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, city staff and consultants presented a draft master plan for the 44-acre Creekside property, outlining preservation goals for historic structures and proposed multiuse trail connections to the Mac Hatcher corridor and nearby parks.
The plan, presented by a city staff member with consultant Alicia Eli of Kimberly Horn & Associates, spotlights the property on the southeast corner of Mac Hatcher and Franklin Road and describes existing features that staff said are worthy of protection, including an antebellum house believed to date to the 1840s, a barn, a spring house and a historic…
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