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Franklin EDC reviews industrial and commercial nodes plan, forwards package to common council and votes to enter closed session

Franklin Economic Development Commission · March 13, 2026
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The commission reviewed an updated prioritization of industrial and commercial nodes derived from consultant work, discussed specific candidate parcels and developer outreach strategies, voted to forward a formal implementation package to the common council for adoption, and approved entering closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1) to deliberate market-competition matters.

Commissioners reviewed the strategic-plan implementation package focused on industrial and commercial node prioritization and discussed a site-by-site approach to attracting investment.

Staff summarized consultant work (identified in the packet as Technos Associates or earlier Ticknor/Tickner work) and walked members through a list of candidate sites—Whitnall outlots (Menards area), the Loomis/St. Martin parcel, Civic Center infill at Rawson and Forest Home,…

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