Franklin County commissioners approve four orders, including a rezoning from O to B

Following a public-comment period dominated by opposition to proposed data centers, the Franklin County Commission moved through its agenda and approved four commission orders.

The board approved Commission Order 2026-97 to award bid number 20 2619 for on-call engineering and consulting services; the motion was made and seconded and the chair announced the motion carries. The commission then approved Commission Order 2026-98, authorizing execution of an agreement for ballot-ready election application services. Both motions were seconded and the chair announced they carried.

The commission approved Commission Order 2026-99 involving the refund/overplus on a land-sale back-taxes matter to JCW of Franklin. The board then approved Commission Order 2026-100, which granted a rezoning request submitted by Doug Court (file number 25262), changing zoning from O to B.

The transcript records motions, seconds and a verbal “motion carries” for each item but does not provide a roll-call vote or named tallies. The meeting then moved to short department reports and adjourned.

Actions recorded in the meeting minutes should be used by residents and interested parties as the official record of what the commission approved; any party seeking further detail should request the formal minutes or staff reports for the orders referenced above.