:💸 Property Taxes Are Out of Control. Here’s What Our Candidates Will Do About It.
- Franklin Township GOP
- Jul 4
- 2 min read
Franklin residents recently received their latest property tax bills—and the frustration is real. Year after year, homeowners and seniors alike are paying more and more, while asking the same question: Where is all this money going?
While the current Town Council continues to spend and expand with little pushback, your candidates—Christopher Lezny (Ward 1), Jan Brant (Ward 2), Sophia Georges (Ward 3), and Benjamin Guy (Ward 4)—are running to restore financial sanity to Franklin Township.
We’re not here to complain—we’re here to propose solutions.
The Problem: Out-of-Control Spending and Zero Accountability
Franklin has been run by the same political party for years. When one party controls everything, there’s no incentive to question bloated budgets, wasteful projects, or political pet spending. The result?
Tax bills that go up, even when services stay the same—or decline.
Township debt that grows quietly, with little transparency.
Warehouse developments and overbuilding that add strain to infrastructure—while shifting little cost burden to the developers.
The people of Franklin are footing the bill. It's time for a reset.
The Solutions Our Candidates Support:
1. Conduct a Line-by-Line Budget Review. We will push for a public, line-by-line audit of the municipal budget. Franklin taxpayers deserve to know where every dollar goes—and where cuts can be made without hurting essential services.
2. Freeze or Cap Discretionary Spending. Until fiscal accountability is restored, we will advocate for a freeze on non-essential spending and propose a local cap on future discretionary increases.
3. Demand Developer Accountability. Developers should not get a free ride. We will push for higher impact fees and insist that new developments pay their fair share for roads, drainage, emergency services, and schools.
4. End Political Patronage Contracts. They exist. We will challenge and scrutinize no-bid and politically connected contracts. Franklin’s tax dollars should go to the best deal for the taxpayer—not friends of the Council.
5. Prioritize Tax Relief for Seniors and Working Families. We support expanding local relief programs, such as property tax rebates or deferred payment options for qualifying seniors and lower-income residents.
6. Restore Public Input to the Budget Process. Too many decisions happen behind closed doors. We will push to open the budget process to the public EARLIER and allow meaningful feedback before votes are cast.
Franklin Deserves Better
Your current leadership will keep spending—and taxing—because no one is challenging them.
That’s why we’re running.
Not just to hold them accountable, but to put forward practical, responsible, common-sense solutions. We’re not here to rubber-stamp bloated budgets. We’re here to represent you.
If you’re tired of skyrocketing tax bills and seeing little return—make a change where it matters most: right here in Franklin.
🗳 Vote Lezny, Brant, Georges, and Guy. Let’s restore fiscal responsibility to Franklin Township.
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