The City of Franklin and Southampton County continue to hold periodic community meetings to inform residents and business owners about recovery activities and available assistance.
Preparations continue to provide temporary housing for displaced residents.
Sites for 50 mobile homes and 50 travel trailers are under construction at a new group mobile home site in Southampton County. The county provided water to the site does not however meet the EPA standards based on excessive flouride content. To mitigate the potential hazard to young children, bottled water will be provided to those residences containing children under age 9. Bottled water was delivered to 13 residences in the new mobile home park where young children will be living. A reserve water supply was delivered to the Southampton County Health Office that will be available to residents if needed.