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Public Works
Divisions
Click below to learn about the divisions of Franklin, Kentucky's Public Works Department
Wastewater Treatment Department
The main goal for the treatment is to keep the microbiology system happy and healthy. We do that by supplying air, nutrients and food (organic material) in the right proportions.

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public works director
Clifton Beacher
Distribution/Collections Superintendent
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superindendent
Derick Minnicks
Public Works Superindendent
Wastewater Collections Department
This Department is responsible for all the sewer mains, multiple lift stations,  and making new taps on residential as well as commercial customers.
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Water Treatment Department
The Franklin Water Plant is staffed 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The average amount of water treated by the Water Plant during the cooler months is 1.7 million gallons a day.
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Water Distribution Department
We at the Franklin Water Distribution Division take pride in the work we do and take very seriously our responsibility to provide safe, clean drinking water to all of our customers.
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Street Department
The City of Franklin Street Department is responsible for maintenance of 45 miles of City Streets, 36 City owned properties and all City right-of-ways.
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Cemetery
The City of Franklin maintains a 40 acre cemetery on the west side of the city. What is known today as Greenlawn & Shadyrest Cemetery was opened in the later 1800s...
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Stormwater Department
The Stormwater Department is responsible for all parts of the stormwater system including above ground ditches, underground pipes, stormwater retention basins, curb drains and all stormwater structures.
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Beautification / Public Services
The Beautification crew edges sidewalks and curbs, mows grass, picks up trash and various other tasks to keep the streets of Franklin looking clean and nice.
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