Bad News For Elizabethton Residents Trying To Beat The Heat This Summer. The Franklin Pool Is Likely To Be Closed For Several More Weeks After A Delay In Getting The Parts To Repair It. The Pool Has Already Been Closed Two Weeks And Is Expected To Be Closed For Two To Three More. This After Carter County Officials Announced It Planned To End Pool Season At The End Of July To Start The $1 Million Upgrade Project On The County’s Only Pool.