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Franklin County administrator unveils example video and touts 52.6 miles of chip seal; urges weekly briefings
Summary
Administrator Brian Danslin played a prototype weekly video about county operations — including comments on the county’s decision not to take the annual 1% property‑tax increase — and commissioners highlighted completion of 52.6 miles of chip seal slightly under budget.
Administrator Brian Danslin presented a 3:52 prototype video explaining county functions and proposed a weekly series to improve transparency and correct what he called inaccurate coverage in other outlets. In the example, Danslin discussed the county’s repeated decision not to take the automatic 1% property‑tax increase and framed it as a way to limit the tax burden on residents.
Danslin also reviewed recent operational highlights: public works finished 52.6 miles of chip sealing slightly under budget, staff are refining development codes (including Title 16 road regulations), facilities staff are rearranging office space to reduce costs, and public records staff reported 17 new requests in the last two weeks and 27 active records overall.
Commissioners thanked Danslin for the initiative and discussed using the county’s channels to share those short videos. Several commissioners highlighted road priorities — including requested farm‑equipment pullouts on county roads to reduce safety hazards — and asked staff to explore funding options, including federal grant partners introduced earlier in the meeting.
Quote: “We doubled it from '25 to '26,” one commissioner said of chip‑seal mileage, “Can we do a 100 miles of maintenance on our roads?”
What’s next: The administrator proposed making the videos weekly and said staff would work on shorter segments and topics suggested by commissioners.
