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Franklin County wins SS4A planning grant; consultant to begin Safety Action Plan
Summary
County staff and consultant HMB presented a scope to use a $200,000 SS4A grant (plus $50,000 in-kind match) to develop a countywide Safety Action Plan; proposed schedule is about nine months with public engagement and potential future implementation grant applications.
Franklin County will use a $200,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant plus an expected $50,000 in‑kind county match to develop a countywide Safety Action Plan, county staff said at the Nov. 26 work session.
Autumn (county staff) and Brad Johnson of HMB outlined the consultant scope, which centers on crash-data analysis, stakeholder outreach and public engagement, and a prioritized set of safety projects intended to make the county competitive for future implementation grants. HMB proposed an aggressive nine-month schedule that would produce the action plan and identify candidate projects for subsequent funding rounds.
Magistrates asked whether the plan’s scope would include state highways as well as county roads. County staff said the planning process will start broadly and that the stakeholder and public-engagement processes will help define final project scopes; the consultant confirmed the plan can analyze state routes and areas where crash data may underrepresent risks due to constrained visibility or geometry.
The county will rely in part on in‑house staff time as the $50,000 in‑kind match, and staff said a dedicated grants person will help administer outreach and track match documentation. The plan’s deliverables are intended to support later applications for implementation funding.
The court approved the HMB work order and fee within the SS4A budget; staff said the publicly accessible project website and engagement tools will allow residents to mark problem locations and submit photos or comments.
Next steps: HMB and county staff will form a project committee, begin crash-data analysis and roll out public-engagement tools; staff said they will share the project web link and schedule for community meetings.
