IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Visit the Parks & Recreation website for Upcoming Events/Programs.  http://www.franklincountyva.org/parks.
• Virginia Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a Santa's Workshop!  For more information, see their web page.
• After two years of planning, citizen survey and input, and staff evaluation, the Draft Franklin County Parks & Recreation Master Plan is now available for download and comments by citizens.  Public hearings for review of this document will be scheduled for the fall months. Should you have any comments, or suggestions on the plan, please direct them to Scott Martin, Franklin County Commerce & Leisure Services Director, 40 East Court Street, Rocky Mount, VA 24151, or e-mail smartin@franklincountyva.org.  Click here for Implementation Schedule.
• Franklin County Offers New Service for the Public!  Go online to find information on permits, inspections, and plan submittals, and manage inspection services through a toll-free number.  View Press Release. 
• PLEASE SEE PUBLIC SAFETY'S WEB PAGE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON SWINE FLU.
• Interested in a recent rezoning case?  Want to know what's on an upcoming Planning Commission Agenda?  View the latest edition of Franklin County Planning Monthly, an on-line schedule of public hearings and agenda items related to Planning & Community Development. Go to the Planning & Community Development web page and look under IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
• An IMPORTANT update from Margaret S. Torrence, Commissioner of the Revenue concerning Circuit Court Petitioning for Erroneous Property Assessments.  Please read pertinent information on the Commissioner of Revenue web pages as well as download and fill out a petition.

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