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Plan commission recommends temporary‑use approval for Franklin Field and asks council to consider 65 dB cap amid resident protests
Summary
Franklin plan commissioners voted to approve temporary‑use permits for Franklin Field’s 2026 season and associated events and recommended that the Common Council consider a temporary increase to 65 dB after residents detailed long‑running noise complaints and staff described enforcement options.
The Franklin City Plan Commission on March 19 recommended approval of temporary‑use permits for Rock Ventures’ Franklin Field for the 2026 baseball season and related events, and the panel signaled to the Common Council that it would support allowing operation up to 65 decibels if the council chooses to amend municipal limits.
Residents packed the public comment period to describe years of “excessive noise” from the Rock sports complex, saying amplified announcements, music, food‑truck events and weekend programming regularly travel beyond the property boundary. “This is a loud, intentional approval by the city to harm surrounding neighborhoods,” resident Dana Gint said, summarizing neighborhood complaints that the…
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