Franklin has lost a valuable asset. The departure of our City Manager, Judie Milner, will no doubt set back all of the great work that has been done to revitalize this city. Judie truly cared about Franklin and its future and was very successful in obtaining grants and other revenue streams for the betterment of this community. I believe the new “players” in city government have an agenda and will systematically set us back 20 (or more) years. This regime has installed bad actors and has driven out those who worked hard to make Franklin a better place. City workers are succumbing to this toxicity as evidenced by the departure of other valuable staff. I strongly urge all citizens to look closely at what’s happening from the top down starting with the mayor and vote accordingly in the next election cycle.

Bob Lucas

Franklin