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Franklin County considers waiving appeal rights to DNR draft permit for Oakland 10th site
Summary
County members reviewed a draft permit sent by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the Oakland 10th site, discussed the 14-day posting window and whether to act while the applicant or representative was absent; the transcript records informal agreement but no formal roll-call vote.
Franklin County members considered an agenda item described as 'Consider for approval. Waiving rights to appeal draft from there for Oakland 10th site.' Speaker 1 said the Department of Natural Resources had sent a draft permit the previous week and that "the fourteenth day started on whatever day that was," indicating the 14-day public/response window had begun when the draft was emailed.
Speaker 3 objected to approving the waiver if the applicant (or their representative) could not attend, asking, "if he can't show up, then why should we approve it?" Speaker 4 suggested waiting a short period because the county was approaching the 14-day deadline. Several participants described the 14-day notification as partly procedural but still worth respecting; Speaker 3 emphasized that prior applicants typically appeared in person.
By the end of the discussion Speaker 4 said, "Well, I think we're all in agreement." The transcript does not record a formal motion text beyond the agenda wording, a mover or seconder, nor a roll-call vote. The record shows the group moved on and the meeting was adjourned at 10:36.
Because the transcript records no formal recorded vote or explicit approved-by-name outcome, reporting here describes the council's discussion and apparent informal consensus rather than a confirmed final action.
