130 ENVISION FRANKLIN | Process and Outreach PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT On February 16, 2023, the first of two community workshops was held at the Factory at Franklin to identify preferences for uses, placemaking, design, and streetscape for area around the Factory as well as the boundary for a potential new Factory District. A series of meetings were held on March 22, 2023 in the afternoon and evening to collect feedback specifically on key planning considerations facing Franklin, the vision statement, Guiding Principles, Character and Placemaking, Housing, Conservation subdivisions, Growth Areas, and Regional Commerce. There was overwhelmingly support for the current key planning considerations, vision, and guiding principles with suggestions to strengthen them. A major theme across all the other areas of discussion was preserving green space and the rural character of Franklin. An online meeting was also held on April 13, 2023 hosted by the housing consultant, Deborah Myerson, to inform and answer questions about housing trends across the country and special to Franklin. The online format allowed for more people to participate who may have been uncomfortable or unable to come to in person meetings, as well as allowed for a recording of the full event to be captured and put online for view at any time. The consultant also took the time to write an answer every question asked in COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2022-2023 Five years after the adoption of Envision Franklin, the City began a major update of the Plan. This included re-affirming the vision and guiding principles, as well as refining the design concepts as our community grows and changes. The City engaged a wide range of stakeholders and community members over the course of two years. The City worked with consultant, Rundell Ernstberger and Associates to update Envision Franklin. Listed below are the highlights from the public outreach campaign. STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS One-on-one interviews were conducted with the Mayor, Aldermen, and Planning Commissioners to gather information on land use, growth, development preferences, infrastructure expansion, and transportation. From the interviews, twelve main themes emerged and were used to guide discussion at the February Special Joint Workshop with FMPC and BOMA. Those twelve themes were the Factory District, the Fifth Avenue and Hillsboro Road area, the future of West Harpeth along Del Rio Pike and Mack Hatcher Pkwy, the Conservation Subdivision, Columbia Ave between Downs Blvd and Mack Hatcher Pkwy, Industrial areas of importance, a vision for Mayes Creek, further refinement of the Regional Commerce Design Concept, Transfer of Development Rights, Serenbe, Georgia as a model city, providing flexibility in the Design/Review process for projects, and parking location.
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