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Board approves rezoning measures, $45.8M road contract, sewer availability and $12,000 settlement
Summary
At the March meeting the board approved three rezoning ordinances, awarded a $45,844,010.80 road contract, approved sewer availability for a Hillsborough Road parcel after debate, and accepted a $12,000 settlement from executive session.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted on multiple ordinances and contracts during the March 2025 meeting, approving rezoning requests, a major road contract, a contested sewer-availability request, and a settlement authorized in executive session.
Key votes at a glance:
- Ordinance 2024-443 (Erickson Senior Living PUD): The board voted unanimously to rezone 70.57 acres east and north of Patienceville Road to PD 17.71 and established a public hearing for April 8, 2025. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance 2024-50 (104 Chestnut Lane): The board voted unanimously to rezone 1.95 acres to Civic Institutional for the property at 104 Chestnut Lane; public hearing set for April 8, 2025. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance 2024-51 (Factory at Franklin PUD): The board approved rezoning for approximately 20.15 acres north of Liberty Pike at 230 Franklin Road. Alderman Blanton recused and left the room; Alderman Brown moved the ordinance, Alderman Burger seconded; the motion passed with one recusal (vote recorded as 6-0, with one recusal).
- City of Franklin Contract 2024-0246 (Vulcan Construction Materials): The board awarded a contract not to exceed $45,844,010.80 to Vulcan Construction Materials for the East McEwen Drive Phase 4 improvements project. The motion passed unanimously.
- Sewer availability for an unaddressed property on Hillsborough Road (amendment of prior availability): After extended discussion about a prior 2011 grant of one single-family equivalent (SFUE) and a current request for additional SFUEs to accommodate a larger single home, the board voted 4-3 to grant the requested sewer availability. The final roll call recorded Alderman Barnhill yes; Alderman Blanton yes; Alderman Caesar no; Alderman Peterson yes; Alderman Burger no; Alderman Brown no; Alderman Baggett yes. During debate, board members and staff discussed annexation practice, the property's location outside the urban growth boundary, who will pay for service extensions (the property owner), and how SFUEs are calculated.
- Executive session settlement: After executive session the board accepted a $12,000 settlement offer in City of Franklin v. John William Patton Jr., with authority for staff to finalize an agreement. Motion by Alderman Baggett, second by Alderman Peterson; vote unanimous.
Several consent agenda items (10'26) and minutes were also approved by the board as part of routine business. Where recorded, public hearings for three rezoning items were set for April 8, 2025.
