The results of a city-wide recreational assets survey sent out last September were presented to Franklin City Council on Monday night.
Amanda Power, community development director, said that the city received 455 responses to the survey between Sept. 7 and Nov. 28, which was “pretty good” and more than she anticipated, she said.
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HELEN FIELDING, reporter for The Derrick and The News-Herald, can be reached at helenfielding.thederrick@gmail.com or 814-677-8374.
Source: Ross Arrowsmith