The red steel beams blend into the hillside along Long Lane and form the frame of what soon will be the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park. Sewer remains the biggest unknown.
Workers prepare the floors for concrete and cover, and seed the grounds.
Eventually, a mezzanine will surround the arena. There will be a ticket booth, bathrooms, concession stands, offices and meeting rooms. The first indoor event planned is the Franklin Rodeo. A contract between Williamson County and the Franklin Noon Rotary Club is expected to be signed next week. County Executive Clint Callicott said the county already has received inquiring calls from as far as Oklahoma and Texas.