Simpson County authorizes draft of termination notice for planning interlocal agreement with Franklin

Simpson County Fiscal Court voted Jan. 7 to authorize its County Attorney to draft a letter to the City of Franklin requesting a notice of termination for the interlocal Planning & Zoning agreement under Article 4.1.

Judge/Executive Mason Barnes told the court he had received a resident letter from Sherwood Terrace Subdivision that raised concerns prompting wider discussion about county subdivision noise regulations. Barnes also reported an update to the Planning & Zoning agenda: the Housing & Infrastructure Committee will present a proposed new 'R1C' zone. Barnes said he had not been informed about the committee’s membership or authority to recommend regulatory changes.

County Attorney Sam Phillips recommended that a representative of the fiscal court attend the Planning & Zoning meeting to question the proposed zone and suggested addressing the issue during a joint city–county meeting. Following that discussion, Magistrate Marty Chandler moved and Magistrate Myron Thurman seconded a motion authorizing Phillips to draft the termination notice to Franklin and to include the county auditor’s email regarding employee timecards; the motion carried unanimously among members present.

The minutes record that the court entered executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) earlier in the meeting for personnel matters and reconvened without public action. The court did not detail the proposed R1C zone’s provisions in the minutes; the Planning & Zoning meeting will provide the first public opportunity to read those materials.

Next steps recorded in the minutes: the County Attorney will prepare the termination notice for Judge/Executive Barnes’s signature and a court member will be asked to attend the Planning & Zoning meeting to gather detail on the proposed R1C zoning classification.