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Franklin EDC reviews strategic-plan draft, requests revisions and timeline
Summary
The Franklin City Economic Development Commission on Jan. 17 reviewed a strategic‑plan summary and voted to return Chairman Bobalski’s draft plan to the commission with edits, clearer targets and a timeline for next steps.
The Franklin City Economic Development Commission on Jan. 17 reviewed a strategic‑plan summary and voted to return Chairman Bobalski’s draft plan to the commission with edits, clearer targets and a timeline for next steps.
The draft presented by Corey, identified at the meeting as the consultant leading the strategic planning work, summarized retreat findings, a SWOT analysis and three strategic goals: (1) a community vision for development that is understood, (2) an improved development process, and (3) improved city economic‑development communications. Corey said the packet before the commission "is the first part of this strategic planning process" and that some target fields remained blank while the city’s comprehensive plan (the comp plan) and the Uniform Development Ordinance (UDO) work continue.
Why it matters: commissioners said the document must be specific enough to support budget requests and staffing decisions. Members pressed for measurable targets and a timeline tied to the UDO rewrite and the comp plan, which staff…
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