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Franklin council approves utility-bill extension ordinance, concurs with Mercy Health bond issuance and schedules town hall; council agrees to request school‑-
Summary
The Franklin City Council on March 10 approved code changes allowing the city manager to declare citywide utility-bill extensions, concurred with a Bon Secours bond issuance for Southampton Medical Center of up to $15 million and scheduled a March 31 town hall after voting to request the school-board chair step down.
The Franklin City Council on March 10 approved several administrative items and took two council-originated actions addressing the local school-board controversy.
Utility-bill extensions: Council approved an ordinance amending city code chapters related to electric, garbage and water/sewer utilities to permit the city manager to declare a temporary, citywide extension of utility-bill due dates when billing problems affect all customers. City staff said the change is meant for systemwide problems, not individual hardship cases. The motion to approve passed by voice vote.
Mercy Health/Bon Secours bond concurrence: The council adopted a resolution concurring with an inducement resolution by the Henrico County Economic Development Authority for a conduit revenue bond issuance for Bon Secours (Mercy Health), with up to $15 million allocated to Southampton Medical Center. Britney…
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