Road Department

The road department is comprised of a four-person crew that works out of the main garage at 2193 Frank Road. The road department maintains and utilizes the following equipment in their daily duties.

  • Three Dump Trucks
  • Three Snow Plows
  • Jet Vacuum
  • Brush Clipper
  • Leaf Vacuum
  • Asphalt Roller
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP ROAD DEPT

Brush Removal

To schedule brush pick-up, call the Township Business Office at 279-9411, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Brush must be placed in the right-of-way in front of your house or the alley. Brush should be a maximum of 3 inches to 5 inches in diameter and be no more than 10 feet in length, with the limbs facing the same direction.

The Road Department will not pick up wood boards, logs, tree stumps, garden waste, or building material.

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      Free Residential/Municipal Yard Waste Delivery Locations and Information for Franklin County Haulers

      Free Residential/Municipal Yard Waste Delivery Locations and Information for Franklin County Haulers

      SWACO has an agreement with Ohio Mulch Composting, LLC. for in-district residential and municipal yard waste processing and composting services until December 31, 2025.

      Haulers may deliver yard waste to the following five Ohio Mulch locations free of charge:

      • 537 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road, Blacklick, 43004
      • 4665 Westerville Road, Columbus, 43231
      • 2541 Harrisburg Pike, Grove City, 43123
      • 4120 Roberts Road, Columbus, 43228
      • 1600 Universal Road, Columbus, 43207

      Accepted yard waste includes plant materials such as leaves and grass clippings and woody debris such as brush, branches, and stumps.

      The following is not accepted as yard waste: food, pet waste, dirt, rocks, sod, or anything that is made of plastic, metal, polystyrene, or other non-compostable materials.

      For questions or additional information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with SWACO’s Communities Program Administrator at [email protected].

      SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THE ROAD DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HANDLE

      • Street lights         
      • Water Lines  
      • Sewage
      • Unsanitary conditions    
      • Local trash pick up  
      • Trash in yards 
      • Zoning enforcement

      To request a road closure for a private event, please fill out the application below and submit it to [email protected]

      Private Event Road Closure Request Application

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      Franklin Township is dedicated to the protection of our streams and water resources, and we encourage our residents to support these efforts. We have been a part of the Franklin County Stormwater Partnership program since 2003 to work regionally to address drainage management, water quality management and stormwater regulation compliance.

      Partners included are the County Drainage Engineer, Economic Development and Planning, Sanitary Engineer, Public Health, Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District, and 17 townships.

      Pollutants of Concern as identified by Ohio EPA under their TMDL Program are:

      • excess nutrients from lawn care,
      • yard waste
      • animal and human waste sediment from erosion from construction
      • unstable stream banks
      • bacteria from animal and human waste.

      Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) specify the amount a pollutant needs to be reduced to in order to meet water quality standards, allocate pollutant load reductions, and provides the basis for taking actions needed to restore a waterbody

      Chemical and petroleum spills: Call the Ohio EPA 24-hour hotline (800) 282-9378.

      Sewage related pollution: Call the Franklin County Public Health 24-hour hotline (614) 525-3965 or email [email protected] or submit online at https://form.jotform.us/FCPH280/sewage-problem-or-sewage-discharge

      Agricultural or manure-related pollution: Call Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District (614) 486-9613 from 8:30 – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday or use the “Contact Us” tab at www.franklinswcd.org.

      You can also contact Franklin Soil and Water about any non-emergency pollution, and they will inform the proper agency.

       

      We all have an important role in the protection of our streams and water quality. Please minimize your impacts by:

      • removing yard waste and leaves from street gutters and storm drains
      • using fertilizers and pesticides sparingly and properly, and sweeping all excess off sidewalks, driveways and streets; for more information visit www.getgrassy.org
      • bagging pet waste and disposing of waste in the trash; for more information visit www.franklinswcd.org/pup
      • directing downspouts to rain barrels or rain gardens; visit www.communitybackyards.org
      • planting native trees, shrubs and perennials; visit www.communitybackyards.org
      • washing your car on grass, gravel or at a car wash
      • maintaining your aerator and septic system; for more information on managing sewage treatment systems visit: https://myfcph.org/environmental-health/storm-water-permit/
      • reporting all pollution and spills appropriately (see below)
      • encouraging community groups to support our work with a stream clean-up, tree planting or another activity. If you know of an interested group, please contact us
      • Learn more and test your knowledge at www.bethechangeforcleanwater.org/quiz

      • If you see someone putting anything down a storm drain or directly into a stream or river and you have a license plate number, home address or other identifier, call “It’s a Crime” at (614) 871-5322 or visit www.itsacrime.org and select report illegal dumping.

      For more information on our stormwater program visit:

      https://development.franklincountyohio.gov/planning-zoning/stormwater-management
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