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Friends of Franklin Parks seek 15-year lease for two restored worker houses at Harlinsdale Farm
Summary
Friends of Franklin Parks proposed a lease with the City to restore two historic worker houses at Harlinsdale Farm. The city would fund infrastructure; Friends would match capital costs 50/50. Lease term discussed is 15 years with two five-year options; houses would be used for interpretive programming and short-term rental for events.
City staff presented Contract 2024‑0324, a proposed lease between the City of Franklin and Friends of Franklin Parks to restore and operate two worker houses on the Harlinsdale Farm campus. Tori Barnhill, identified in the meeting as executive director of Friends of Franklin Parks, described the project as a public‑private partnership that would preserve historic structures and provide interpretive programming and short‑term rental use…
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