Franklin Community News Rock Receives "2" (TWO) Violations from City of Franklin the Same Day the Common Council and Licensing Committee Take Action to Approve Enchant and Modify Ordinance to Extend Events to more than 4 Consecutive Days Notice of Intent Identifies Multiple Ordinance Violations the City of Franklin Is Not Enforcing with the Rock.   The following letter was a Notice of Intent sent to the City of Franklin pertaining to Notice of Violations the Rock Received from the City of Franklin ( Violation 1 ) ( Violation 2 ) on the same day the Licensing Committee and Common Council met to approve the Enchant Application and Modification of the City Ordinance to allow 4 consecutive days of an event.  Alderman or staff did not mention the violation of ordinances at either meeting. The Notice of Intent below from Citizens Concerned With Noise at Ballpark Commons and Franklin Community News is demanding that the City of Franklin take immediate action with the Rock. ...

Franklin Community News Rock Receives "Notice of Violation" on the Same Day Common Council Votes to Enact Temporary Ordnance to Accommodate Rock Event Enchant County Supervisor Steve Taylor also Executive Director of the ROC Foundation Receives Notice of Violation on Enchant Further Providing Evidence of Conflict of Interest Rock Receives "Notice of Violation" on the Same Day Common Council Votes to Enact Temporary Ordnance to Accommodate Enchant Franklin Community News has become aware that on the very same day the Franklin Common Council approved a temporary ordinance that would accommodate approving an Extraordinary Special Event Application for Enchant at the Rock, the Rock Received a Notice of Violation regarding hours of operation for the Hills Has Eyes. The Notice of Violation was signed by Regulo Martinez-Montilva the Principal Planner with the Franklin Department of City Development and was sent to Steve F. Taylor, Executive Director, ROC Foundation on Octo...

Franklin Community News Franklin Requirements the ROC DID NOT Address for Tacos and Tequila 2023 These are the areas that raise immediate concerns for approval of future Extraordinary Special Events at the ROC.   This is not a comprehensive list.  These and other issues should addressed by the city before any future event is promoted or considered. Below is the ROC’s response to the Extraordinary Event Application for the 2023 Tacos and Tequila, obtained via an Open Records Request from the City of Franklin, and following is what the Franklin Municipal Code Requires.  The Municipal Code sited below is Section 121-9 Extraordinary entertainment and amusement (special) events. Provide plans to limit the maximum number of people permitted to assemble. “Maximum capacity of Franklin field is 4,000 persons in a baseball environment. Given the opportunity to sell tickets on field opens capacity 8,000. Utilizing the platform "Ticket Smarter" available tickets will be limited ...

  Franklin Community News ROC CONTINUES TO IGNORE FRANKLIN REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS AND IS PROMOTING AND SELLING TICKETS FOR 2 EVENTS WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN.  WHY IS THE CITY AFRAID TO APPLY THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES TO THE ROC? Dear Mr. Mayor and Member of the Franklin Common Council. When is enough enough?  Who runs this city?  You the members of the Common Council and the Mayor or the ROC, Mike Zimmerman, and County Supervisor Steve Taylor.  When are you going to do what the residents voted you in to do and apply the city ordinances uniformly to all businesses and not just to pick and choose to apply the Municipal Codes when you chose?  The talk shows, blogs, and mainstream media all are saying what many Franklin residents have known for a long time, that there is an INCESTUOUS relationship with the ROC, Zimmerman, and County Supervisor Taylor with the City of Franklin. There are two even...

Franklin Community News Some Franklin Social Media Groups are censoring the fact that there is Collusion and a Conflict of Interest Between Mike Zimmerman, County Supervisor Steve Taylor, Franklin Mayor John Nelson, Kelly Hersh, Franklin City Administrator, and Some Members of the Franklin Common Council. Franklin social media groups "The Franklin Community Forum", "Franklin Community Debate and Discussion", and "Franklin Community Page" are censoring posts and blocking individuals in this community that voice any criticism against the ROC, Mike Zimmerman, County Supervisor Steve Taylor, Franklin Mayor John Nelson, Kelly Hersh, Franklin City Administrator, and some members of the Common Council. Election Night April 4, 2023 -  Pictured left to right County Supervisor Steve Taylor, Mayor John Nelson and ROC CEO Mike Zimmerman Local media including - television news, talk radio, newspapers, and bloggers have been covering this story for over a month and it d...