Franklin approves stormwater fee amendments and wastewater facility upgrades

Franklin approves stormwater fee amendments and wastewater facility upgradesThe Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen has greenlit a package of water infrastructure measures, advancing stormwater management fee changes and finalizing change orders for downtown resiliency projects.

The board approved Ordinance 2026-12, amending the city's stormwater management fees and penalties.

A change order for the Water Reclamation Facility Rehabilitation was authorized.

Final change orders were approved for the Downtown Area Water and Sewer Resiliency Improvements.

The approvals were passed unanimously as part of the June 23 consent agenda without further debate.

During its June 23, 2026 meeting, the City of Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a slate of water and wastewater infrastructure items bundled within the consent agenda. Leading the approvals was Ordinance 2026-12, which amends the city's stormwater management fees and penalties. While specific rate adjustments were not detailed during the public session, the ordinance's passage marks a regulatory update for the municipality's stormwater program. The board also authorized several critical capital project adjustments. This included a change order for the ongoing Water Reclamation Facility Rehabilitation (Contract No. 2024-0167) and a final change order for the Downtown Area Water and Sewer Resiliency Improvements (Contract No. 2023-0076). Further infrastructure coordination was approved through an amendment for the Franklin Road Bridge utilities relocation (Contract No. 2025-0166) and a sanitary sewer availability agreement for a property on Clovercroft Road. Additionally, the city formally received a water line relocation agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and acknowledged a sole-source purchase of pump products for Founders Point. Because the items were deemed non-controversial and routine in nature, they were adopted unanimously by the aldermen in a single motion without public debate.