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Franklin County Instructs Prosecutor to Prepare Counter-Litigation After Benton County Files Suit

Franklin County Board of Commissioners · December 20, 2025
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Summary

After an executive session at a special meeting on Dec. 19, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted to instruct the county Prosecuting Attorney—s office to prepare counter litigation in response to litigation Benton County initiated the same day; no further details about the original lawsuit were provided.

At a special Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec. 19, the board voted to instruct the county Prosecuting Attorney—s (PA) office to prepare counter litigation after the board was told Benton County had filed suit against Franklin County that day.

The motion, made by an attending commissioner and seconded, was introduced after the board returned from a closed executive session on potential litigation. "I move that this board instruct our PA's office to prepare counter litigation upon receipt of the…

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