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SCHOOL RECYCLING DRIVE: WEEK 1 RESULTS
Week 1 is done, great job to all of our participating schools! Total aluminum can count so far: Franklin County High School: 352 Western Hills High School: 656 Frankfort High School: 0 Elkhorn Middle School: 0 Bondurant Middle School: 53 Bridgeport Elementary School:...
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS
Franklin County Fiscal CourtInvitation to Apply for Community Grants Franklin County Fiscal Court is now accepting applications from local non-profit agencies for Community Grants for fiscal year 2025-26. When considering funding requests, Fiscal Court must be assured...
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 about...
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, groups are...
AMERICORPS ENIVORNMENTAL EDUCATOR GIVES NATIVE PLANT PRESENTATION
Our new Franklin County Solid Waste Americorps Environmental Educator, Abigail Wafford, gave a presentation on plants native to Kentucky this morning. This is the first of a series of lectures to be held at the Capital City Activity Center. She will hold additional...
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 services for...
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...
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...