4-14-26 Commission Meeting

Franklin County Commission · April 15, 2026

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Signature threshold and petition question

Public Comment

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A public commenter (Resident) explained the legal signature threshold for an initiative petition: 5% of voters from the last gubernatorial election. Citing 55,464 Franklin County voters in November 2024, the speaker calculated 2,773 signatures would be required and asked whether the commission would respect a voter decision to reject data centers or attempt to override it.

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Hundreds of Franklin County residents urged county commissioners to put proposed data center rezoning to a countywide vote and raised environmental, water and health concerns; the commission then processed a set of routine orders and heard administrative reports.

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