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Commission overrules Franklin planning denial, clears way for hospital parking garage
Summary
After a contentious exchange about a sidewalk requirement, the commission voted 21–1 to overrule the Franklin Planning Commission and allow Williamson Medical Center to proceed with a parking garage. Hospital officials argued that the sidewalk condition would dramatically increase cost and delay the project.
The Williamson County Commission voted 21–1 on Nov. 7 to overrule a Franklin Planning Commission denial and allow the Williamson County Hospital District to proceed with construction of a hospital parking garage.
Hospital COO Roger Klein told the commission that the city’s insistence on completing a sidewalk that crosses hospital property had blocked the issuance of the garage building permit and that the sidewalk work involved buried utilities, retaining walls and significant grading. "We need that parking and…
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