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Franklin Annexes Poplars Reserve 6-2 on Final Reading

Q: What did Franklin actually pass on Poplars Reserve?

Third and final reading, 6-2, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Annex 22.78 acres north of Clovercroft Road and east of Oxford Glen Drive as a Planned District for 41 single-family lots. Yes: Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, Burger. No: Baggett, Caesar. Second reading of four developments is a different live URL.

Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, gave 6-2 third and final reading approval to annex 22.78 acres north of Clovercroft Road as a Planned District for 41 single-family lots known as Poplars Reserve.

Tracy King

28 Aug 2026 • 6 min read

Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen annexed 22.78-acre Poplars Reserve 6-2 on final reading Aug. 25, 2026.

Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, gave third and final reading approval 6-2 to annex 22.78 acres north of Clovercroft Road and east of Oxford Glen Drive as a Planned District for 41 single-family lots known as Poplars Reserve, the Williamson Herald reported. Voting yes: Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, Burger. Voting no: Baggett, Caesar. This is the final-reading file. Second reading of four Franklin developments is already live on this desk. Do not retell that packet as this lead.

Janet Curtis told the board TDOT counted 29 crashes on Clovercroft between Highway 96 and Wilson Pike in 2025, including 10 deaths, the Herald reported. Alderman Potts said the Capital Investment Committee meets Sept. 24 and that County Mayor Andy Marshall is invited. Those are the named figures this desk can stand on. A 6-2 annexation is a city-limit change and a 41-lot Planned District. It is not a Williamson County MLS median and not a Metro Nashville overlay already live on this desk.

What did Franklin actually pass on Poplars Reserve?

Third and final reading, 6-2. Annex 22.78 acres north of Clovercroft, east of Oxford Glen. Planned District. 41 single-family lots. Yes: Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, Burger. No: Baggett, Caesar. The Williamson Herald's Aug. 25/26 file is the primary clip. Second reading of four developments is a different live URL. This URL is final reading only. Do not invent a density number the Herald did not print. Do not invent a builder name. The lots are 41. The acres are 22.78. The district is Planned District. The road is Clovercroft.

Curtis's TDOT crash tape is 29 crashes in 2025 between Highway 96 and Wilson Pike, 10 deaths. That is a safety record on the same road the annexation sits on. It is not a reason this desk will invent a traffic-signal vote that is not on the page. Potts put Sept. 24 on the Capital Investment Committee calendar and invited County Mayor Andy Marshall. That committee date is the next named local-government clock this desk opened. Metro's Twin Hills overlay, Cumberland Hills overlay, Vanderbilt Innovation District deferral to Sept. 1, and East Bank $300 million file are Nashville tapes, already live. They are not this Franklin annexation.

Poplars Reserve tape (Aug. 25, 2026)	Figure	Source
Vote	6-2, third and final reading	Williamson Herald
Yes / no	Yes: Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, Burger. No: Baggett, Caesar	Williamson Herald
Land	22.78 acres north of Clovercroft / east of Oxford Glen	Williamson Herald
Zoning / lots	Planned District; 41 single-family lots	Williamson Herald
Clovercroft crashes (Curtis / TDOT)	29 crashes in 2025 between Hwy 96 and Wilson Pike; 10 deaths	Williamson Herald
Next named calendar	Capital Investment Committee Sept. 24; County Mayor Andy Marshall invited (Potts)	Williamson Herald
Already live (not this lead)	Franklin BOMA four developments, second reading	Live KORE desk URL
30-year fixed (context)	6.66% as of Aug. 27, 2026	Freddie Mac PMMS

The same Clovercroft corridor already had an earlier Franklin file on this desk: second reading of four developments, live as its own URL. Tuesday, Aug. 25 was third and final reading of Poplars Reserve only. Keep that distinction when a Spring Hill or Brentwood owner forwards both clips. One is a packet. This one is 6-2, 22.78 acres, 41 lots, Planned District, north of Clovercroft and east of Oxford Glen. Baggett and Caesar are the named no votes. Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, and Burger are the named yes votes. Curtis put TDOT's 2025 crash count on the record. Potts put Sept. 24 on the Capital Investment Committee calendar and named County Mayor Andy Marshall. Those are the facts on the Williamson Herald page this desk opened.

Does a 41-lot Clovercroft annexation reprice a Franklin or Brentwood house?

Not by itself. An annexation is a city-limit and zoning file. It is not a comparable sale. Disclose Poplars Reserve if a buyer asks what is happening north of Clovercroft. Price the house to closed comps, condition, and days on market. Do not mark an Oxford Glen resale up because the board printed 41 lots. Do not cut it because Curtis put 10 deaths on the 2025 crash tape. Metro Nashville overlays and the Vanderbilt deferral are different cities' files. Keep them in their own folders.

Freddie Mac's Aug. 27 Primary Mortgage Market Survey has the 30-year fixed at 6.66%. A few basis points will not reprice a Cool Springs patio home the way a full point would. Waiting for that full point while other Williamson sellers list into the same dip is a different decision than Franklin annexed 22.78 acres 6-2. A Planned District of 41 lots is still 41 lots, not a 200-unit apartment stack. Do not write density the Herald did not print.

Can I buy the next Nashville-area house before this one sells?

You can write the offer. A contingent contract on a Williamson County clock is still a maybe when the next seller already has a buyer who is not waiting on an annexation explainer. Our proven system puts a written sale date under this house so the next offer is a real buyer.* If you need a date certain, ask about a cash offer. The two-house trap did not change because Poplars Reserve got final reading: you cannot honor the next address until this one is settled, and you will not list until you know where you are going.

How is final reading different from the four-developments second-reading post?

Second reading of four developments is already live. This file is third and final reading of Poplars Reserve only: 6-2, 22.78 acres, 41 lots, Planned District, Clovercroft and Oxford Glen. Keep the packet URL and this annexation URL in separate folders. Do not average four second-reading files with one final-reading file into a fake Franklin housing number. Named no votes are Baggett and Caesar. Named yes votes are Barnhill, Petersen, Brown, Blanton, Potts, and Burger. Named safety figures are Curtis's 29 crashes and 10 deaths in 2025. Named next date is Sept. 24 Capital Investment Committee, County Mayor Andy Marshall invited.

The Williamson Herald is the primary outlet. If a later city ordinance page prints an ordinance number this desk did not open, that is a new clip. Until then, the vote, acreage, lot count, names, crash tape, and Sept. 24 committee date are the facts. Metro's Cumberland Hills 30-3, Twin Hills 29-3, Vanderbilt Sept. 1 deferral, and East Bank 31-6 are Nashville tapes. They are not Clovercroft.

What should Franklin, Brentwood, and Nashville owners do this week?

If you own near Clovercroft or Oxford Glen, keep the Herald clip: 6-2 final reading, 22.78 acres, 41 lots, Planned District, 29 crashes / 10 deaths in 2025, Capital Investment Committee Sept. 24.
Price your house to closed Williamson or Davidson comps — not to an annexation tally.
Do not retell the four-developments second reading, Twin Hills, Cumberland Hills, or Vanderbilt as this lead. Those posts are live.
Start with a home evaluation. Ask about a cash offer if timing is the problem.

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What's happening in Nashville this week

Poplars Reserve annexation — Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 6-2 on third and final reading (Williamson Herald)
Franklin Capital Investment Committee — Sept. 24; County Mayor Andy Marshall invited (Alderman Potts, via Williamson Herald)

Sources: Williamson Herald, Aldermen give final OK to Poplars Reserve request (6-2; 22.78 acres; 41 lots; Planned District; yes/no names; Curtis TDOT 29 crashes / 10 deaths in 2025; Potts Sept. 24 committee; Mayor Marshall); live KORE post for Franklin four-developments second reading (not this lead); Freddie Mac PMMS, 30-year 6.66% as of Aug. 27, 2026.

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