Development & What's Coming in Franklin Springs
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What is proposed, permitted, or being built?What's Coming issues in Franklin Springs
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The city borrowed $1 million to buy roughly 100 acres for a planned park, but by mid-2026 officials were still being asked what progress had been made.
The revision lets the business add U-Haul rental and a thrift shop.
The city council signed off on a sign application for the local pizza business.
City council has twice polled residents on allowing Sunday sales of beer and wine as it considers whether to change local alcohol rules.
Franklin Springs officials discussed ideas from the Liberty Bell Foundation for reusing the shuttered school site.
The current city ordinance bars both Sunday sales and drive-thru sales, and the store's owners want the council to change it.
A city-requested briefing walked council through how industrial development works, ahead of any specific project decisions.
What's new
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