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Franklin reports strong 2025 building activity; Q3 brings $121 million in permitted construction

Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Franklin City · November 12, 2025
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City staff told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that Franklin’s third quarter 2025 permitting activity generated roughly $121 million in construction value and notable impact-fee receipts, while year-to-date figures show sustained development and a new customer survey process that yielded high satisfaction ratings from early respondents.

Franklin — City planning staff told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at its Nov. 11 work session that building-permit activity remained robust through the third quarter of 2025, producing what staff described as a strong pipeline of projects moving from entitlement to vertical construction.

Catherine, development-services manager, said the city issued 246 building permits during July–September and 1,350 trade permits (plumbing, mechanical, electrical) and 112 fire permits in that quarter. "In the third quarter, we collected just under half a million dollars" in permit fees, she said, and staff recorded roughly…

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