Issue No. 37 — New Franklin name change
NEW FRANKLIN — A proposal to rename New Franklin
to the city of Portage Lakes will appear before voters
in New Franklin on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot.
Issue No. 37 is a charter amendment to Article 11.01
of the New Franklin City Charter, approved by voters
last year.
Now that a merger between New Franklin Village and Franklin
Township is complete and a charter for the city has
been adopted, ballot Issue No. 37 authors R.C. Norris
and Fred Ford-Smith believe the time is right to address
a name change for the new city.
If approved by voters, New Franklin would adopt the
change in January 2008.
New Franklin Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Witwer estimated
the effort would cost the city about $29,000.
New Franklin Mayor Al Bollas said voter approval of
the proposal in November would be followed with an effort
to form a merger study commission comprised of residents
from both Coventry Township and New Franklin.
For more information on the issue, see related story
on Page 1.
— By Maria Lindsay
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