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Commission approves demolition of former downtown jail; county to return with phased plaza designs
Summary
The Downtown Commission approved Franklin County’s application to demolish the former downtown jail (370 South Front St.) and to grade and seed the lot for future redevelopment, while asking the county to return with coordinated phase‑2 plaza and streetscape designs for the courthouse square corners.
Franklin County representatives asked the Downtown Commission to approve demolition of the former Franklin County Corrections Center (Downtown Jail) at 370 South Front Street to make way for phased reconstruction including a future early learning center and streetscape improvements.
County deputy administrator Chris Long and the design team (DLZ’s Steve Winters, architect Joe Kyle) described a three‑phase approach: Phase 1 (demolition and abatement,…
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