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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Franklin, Delaware County, New York has approved a resolution calling for a public hearing to consider input on proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2026 entitled “Local Law Affecting a Temporary Moratorium within the Town of Franklin, County of Delaware, on Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining Operations and Data Processing Centers.” A public hearing will be held on the proposed action at the Franklin Town Garage, 12480 County Hwy 21, Franklin, New York 13775, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 7:01 P.M., at which time all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard. The purpose of the public hearing shall be to receive public input on this issue and to evaluate and consider adoption of the foregoing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the environmental significance, if any, of the proposed local law will be reviewed incident to, and as a part of, said public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the proposed Local Law Affecting a Temporary Moratorium within the Town of Franklin, County of Delaware, on Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining Operations and Data Processing Centers which is the subject matter of the public hearing is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, located at 554 Main Street, Franklin, New York 13775 during office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. and Fridays from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE any person shall be entitled to be heard upon said proposed Local Law. Persons who require assistance in attending said public hearing, or in furnishing comments and suggestions, should contact the undersigned to request such assistance.
Dated: 06/04/2026
Sonja Johns, Town Clerk
Proposed Local Law for Temporary Moratorium for Data Centers
https://franklindelco-ny.gov/download_file/view/60e31df9-3fec-4d97-ba46-034578c375c5/1
Town Phone Number: 607-230-0900
The Town of Franklin is situated in the northwestern portion of Delaware County in the western foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Catskill Park is southeast of the township of Franklin. Ouleout Creek flows southwest along the northern edge of the township of Franklin and eventually joins East Sidney Reservoir System. The Town of Oneonta, located in Otsego County, borders Town of Franklin to the northeast.
Town of Franklin
Franklin lies in the northern part of Delaware County. It is bordered by Otsego County on the north, the towns of Davenport and Meredith on the east, the towns of Delhi, Hamden, and Walton on the south, and the town of Sidney on the west. Franklin has views of forested hills, streams, ponds, historic homes and commercial buildings, and numerous winding roads. Ouleout Creek, which flows west into the Susquehanna River, is the main surface water feature. Its tributaries are Handsome Brook and Croton Creek.
The Oneida tribe of Iroquois Indians first used the land. The first white settler came to Franklin in 1784 and settled in Bartlett Hallow. Since 1984 Franklin has been recognized as part of the New York State and National Register of Historic Sites.
