2025 STATE OF THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge Executive, joined other community leaders this morning at the Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Community Breakfast. This was a fabulous opportunity for our elected and educational leaders to present...

Our TRASH FOR CASH APPLICATION IS LIVE!

Requirements: -Participants must be a Frankfort-based school or nonprofit organization -Cannot have already participated in the 2024 program -Consent to picking up 15 miles of litter on a Saturday in 2025 -Provide W9 form upon selection Once you’ve applied,...

NITTO ANNOUNCEMENT

Governor Andy Beshear made an exciting economic development announcement impacting our community at his weekly “Team Kentucky Update” on Thursday. He reported that Nitto, a global developer of state-of-the-art technology and provider of products and...

MLK DAY CLOSURE

All County administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 20th, 2025, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We will resume our normal operations on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, at 8 AM.

1/16/25 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION UPDATE

County residents:Extra trash pickup is permitted by Republic for Monday and Friday routes this week, since those routes were missed last week.Drivers are running out of contract hours picking up extra trash on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday routes. If you were...

LEGAL NOTICE: APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE #1-2025

Second reading and Approval of an Ordinance #1-2025 amending Ordinance #1-2009, Ordinance #8-2017, and Ordinance #5-2020, by amending The General Provisions Contained in Chapter 150 of The Franklin County Code of Ordinances to Update Permit and Review Fees for...

WINTER STORM UPDATE 1/10/25

Michael Mueller, Franklin County Judge Executive shares an update about the upcoming winter storm. This includes information from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office KY, Ready Frankfort, Franklin County Fire Department, and Franklin County KY Solid Waste. If you...

REPUBLIC SERVICES SURVEY

Judge Mueller and Solid Waste Coordinator Ally Hall had their quarterly meeting with a Republic Services representative today. We are all working to find immediate and permanent solutions for any inconsistencies with trash/recycling routes, apart from weather...

COUNTY SOLID WASTE EVENING UPDATE 1/6/25

County Residents: (red/blue cans) Tuesday routes will run on Wednesday, and all of the following days will run a day behind. Monday routes will get picked up on 1/13, with extra trash pick up permitted. When putting your carts out, please place them as close to the...