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The Township Council at its August 11 meeting approved the following contracts, totaling about $8.6 million: Res. #26-328 (g): Awards bid for emergency timber guiderail repair (B26-007ENG) to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, not to exceed $325,000. Res. #26-329 (h): Extends the snow plowing contract for 22 routes (MC-0009-25) with RJM Landscaping & …

Sterling Rd Area Resurfacing -Concrete work completed. Milling and paving operations have begun. Delays due to the extreme heat are possible.  Sterling Rd -Paved Olsen Dr – Paved Stewart Ave -Paved Stockton Ave – Paved Clover Pl -Paved Marion Ave -Paved Evelyn – Paved Annapolis St – Milling 7/31 – Paving 83 – 8/4 weather depending Cedarbrook Rd Resurfacing -COMPLETED

The purchases of $270,251 in goods and services were approved July 14 by the Township Council. Approved were:

Following are updates provided by the Township of the status of various road resurfacing projects. Sterling Rd Area Resurfacing -Concrete work completed. Milling and paving operations have begun. Delays due to the extreme heat are possible. 

EXPLAINING THE NUMBERS – Township Manager Robert Vornlocker explained various aspects of the budget prior to its final adoption at the May 26 Township Council meeting. The Township Council on May 26 approved the $75.3 million spending plan for 2026 that raises the average homeowner’s municipal portion property tax by $74.

Here is the latest update from the 2026 Street Resurfacing Program: Sterling Rd Area Resurfacing – Bid Awarded

BY THE NUMBERS – Township Manager Robert Vornlocker reviews the proposed 2026 municipal budget at the April 28 Township Council meeting. The average Franklin Township homeowner will pay $74.26 more in municipal taxes this year under a $75.3 million budget introduced by the Township Council on April 28.

Capital wish lists from various township departments were presented to the Township Council on March 17 at the second of two budget meetings.

This year’s July 4th celebration may have an added feature: drones. Mayor Phil Kramer is looking into finding a sponsor for a 15-minute lighted drone show to supplement the traditional fireworks display, he said at the March 9 Township Council budget hearing.

The Township Council on February 24 took action on a lease for farming 225 acres of township-owned land and a contract for a snowplow operator. The Council voted to extend for an additional five years a farmland lease granted to Lawrence L. Terhune of Canal Road.