I think businesses would be willing to do it because Franklin is a growing town where lots of money can be made. It can help business. For instance, mobile home parks with trees are much more attractive. In addition, she supports ordinances to maintain native vegetation and promote the use of traditional building materials. To protect open spaces Scott suggests conservation easements, voluntary restriction of development on one's own property which can reduce property taxes as well.
Land trusts can help owners establish conservation easements.
Four and a half million acres in the U.S. are protected by land trusts. Scott is pleased by a current conservation project in Franklin. A committee has been working on problems with erosion and street run off in Crawford Branch, a stream that runs through downtown. A possible solution would be to expand the wetland area to the right of Phillips Street, an area known as Frogtown, to absorb runoff. The garden would consist of an area lower than the surrounding land with plants to hold water and serve as a riparian buffer.