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Franktown Open Hearts asks Franklin City for up to $900,000 to address stormwater barrier to new youth center
Summary
Franktown Open Hearts requested city assistance of up to $900,000 to fund underground stormwater infrastructure on Johnson Circle and for the city to accept Johnson Circle as a public right-of-way, saying the improvements are required before the nonprofit can break ground on a planned facility that would expand services for low-income children.
Franktown Open Hearts asked the Franklin City Board of Mayor and Aldermen on March 11 for up to $900,000 to pay for off-site stormwater infrastructure and to have Johnson Circle dedicated to the city so the nonprofit can proceed with a planned youth and workforce-training facility at 215 Granbury Street.
The nonprofit’s representative, identified in the meeting as “Chris (Franktown Open Hearts),” told the board that earlier-engineered options using an open swale on an adjacent Franklin Housing Authority parcel were infeasible because of topography. Brandon Priddy of 906 Studio Architects said an underground solution in Johnson Circle would cost roughly $700,000; he and other presenters estimated the total…
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