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Council lifts stop‑work order for Ryan Farms after appeal; citations remain under review
Summary
After an appeal and lengthy public and staff testimony about topsoil deliveries and right‑of‑way erosion, Franklin Common Council voted to remove a stop‑work order issued to a property owner who brought large volumes of topsoil to farmland; the council did not dismiss citations tied to land‑disturbing and filling ordinances.
Franklin Common Council late Tuesday voted to remove a stop‑work order that had been issued to a property owner who had accepted bulk topsoil deliveries to a farm parcel, after a representative for the property owner argued the activity was an exempt agricultural practice.
What the council decided The council voted to remove the stop‑work order; the motion passed on a roll call (6–0). Council members made clear the vote did not vacate municipal citations that remain pending under the city’s enforcement process; council members and the city attorney explained later that while the council could direct staff to remove the administrative stop‑work order it does not have procedural authority at that moment to void a citation issued under the municipal code.
What brought the matter to the council The dispute began when the city issued a stop‑work order and multiple citations related to land‑disturbing and filling activity at a farm property at 5250 W. South County Line Road. City staff said they observed large piles of imported material, evidence of…
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