Agenda for March 2026 Town Council Meeting

The Franklin Town Council will be meeting at 6pm tonight. The public agenda and the agenda packet are posted below. There will be no live video. A new article will be posted later this week with the video and a short summary of the business transacted during the meeting. Facebook and Patreon subscribers will get to see the video sometime tomorrow morning.

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Public Agenda

1. Call to Order - Mayor Stacy Guffey

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice-Mayor Mike Lewis

3. Adoption of the March 2, 2026 Town Council Agenda - Town Council

4. Approval of the Consent Agenda for March 2, 2026 - Town Council
A.) Approval of Minutes of February 9, 2026 special called meeting
B.) Budget Amendments
C.) Tax Releases and Refunds

5. Recognition/Presentations
A.) Recognition of Denton Higdon for his years of service on the Town of Franklin Planning Board - presented by Town Planner Justin Setser
B.) Vecinos, Inc. Update - Marianne Martinez, Chief Executive Officer
C.) Main Street Visioning Plan - Allison Smith, NC Department of Commerce
• Approval of Memorandum of Understanding and Resolution from Town Council

6. Public Session

7. Items from Council
A.) Request approval of Resolution designating Main Street as Uptown and establishing the areas of Downtown East and Downtown West Franklin for Official and Promotional Use - Vice-Mayor Mike Lewis

8. New Business
A.) Request approval of Ordinance Ordering the Town Code Enforcement Officer to cause the dwelling located at 547 Womack Street to be vacated and closed, and demolished - Town Attorney John Henning, Jr.
B.) Request approval of contract for purchase of Fire Attack Apparatus Tanker - Town Manager Amie Owens and Interim Fire Chief Justin Setser
C.) Request approval of scope of service for Main Street Redesign - Town Manager Amie Owens

9. Departmental Updates - Public Works
A.) Human Resources - Nicole Bradley, Human Resources Director
B.) Tax Collections/Events - Sabrina Scruggs, Tax Collector / Events Coordinator
C.) Fire Department - Interim Fire Chief Justin Setser

10. Announcements
A.) Next Town Council Meeting is Monday, April 6, 2026
B.) Special Called Meeting- Budget Discussion - Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in Town Hall Board Room - notice will be posted

11. Adjourn

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Agenda Packet (Download 73 page PDF) 

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Published at 1.40pm on Monday, March 02, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins