Clarksville, TN – On Monday, January 30th Kaye Jones, Clarksville City Council Ward 11 will hold her regular Town Hall Meeting at 2215 Madison Street, (Gas & Water), at 6:30pm. There is a lot on the Finance Agenda this week, and last months City Council Meeting was interesting to say the least.
Bill summers, Clarksville City Council Ward 10 will be a special guest at the meeting. He will speak on Home Rule Charter. Kaye Jones hopes you can come out and stay involved with your government. Also, remember the new Publix will be opening February 1st, so lots of exciting things going on in Clarksville Tennessee.
Clarksville City Charter Update
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor McMillan has surprised the council again by changing course on efforts to revise the city charter. On the Executive Agenda for tomorrow is a resolution to approve a new charter with a vote set for Thursday.
Allow me to recap where we started and where we now are. If you recall, the mayor formed a new committee to revise the city charter for a third time in February 2011. «Read the rest of this article»
Army Corps of Engineers approves Clarksville Marina Lease Agreement
 Hank Bonecutter
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan has received notification that the Army Corps of Engineers has approved the lease agreement between the City of Clarksville and Cumberland River, LLC. The lease was approved by the city council at a special called session earlier this week.
“Corps approval is a critical step in moving forward with development”, explained Mayor McMillan. ”Once the City Council approved the agreement on Tuesday night, we immediately moved forward to sign and forward it to the Corps for review. To receive approval within 48 hours is a direct result of our hard work and commitment to completing this project.”
There was much debate at Tuesday’s called session of the city council over the lease. Some council members objected to having to vote so soon after receiving the final lease agreement from city hall. Councilwoman Kaye Jones and councilman Bill Summers were the most vocal. «Read the rest of this article»
Bill Summers to be on Clarksville in Review Saturday Morning
October 28, 2011 |
Clarksville, TN – Bill Summers will be the 9:00am guest on WJZM‘s “Clarksville in Review” Saturday, October 29th. Call in if you have any questions.
If you miss the show you can listen to the podcast at www.wjzm.com.
City Council meeting deals with touchy issues with finesse
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville City Council met for their regular meeting last night where they tacked a host of issues; including the the Expansion of the Winn Materials Barge Port, creating a capital project for repairs to the Smith-Trahern mansion, and a proposal to expand the number of Package Stores allowed in the city.
The Barge Port was approved, the Capital Project for Smith-Trahern Mansion was approved, and the expansion of the liquor establishments was rejected. Read on for much more! «Read the rest of this article»
Bill Summers on Clarksville in Review Saturday
August 12, 2011 |
Clarksville, TN – Join Hank Bonecutter Saturday morning, August 13th from 8:00am to 10:00am for the radio talk show “Clarksville In Review” on 1400AM WJZM. Bill Summers will be Hank’s guest at 9:00am. They will be talking about events and happenings in Clarksville.
Call in during the show with your questions.
Public Meeting
March 22, 2011 |
Clarksville, TN – Ward 7 City Councilman Geno Grubbs and Councilman Bill Summers of Ward 10 will host a public meeting regarding proposed ORDINANCE 76-2010-11, which would amend the city’s anti-noise regulations regarding refuse disposal trucks.
The ordinance could set specific hours when haulers could collect garbage. «Read the rest of this article»
The latest City Council information
Clarksville, TN – I wanted to pass along a couple of items that are underway or coming to the council.
Ordinance 76-2010-11
This ordinance has been brought before the council at the request of citizens concerned with the operating hours that refuse disposal trucks are maintaining. At issue are the 4:00am (maybe earlier) start times where trucks are out in the neighborhoods and businesses (by neighborhoods) picking up trash. The proposed ordinance would require operators to wait until 6:00am to start their routes. «Read the rest of this article»
Attorney General Opinion on CDE Issues
Written by Councilman Bill Summers

Clarksville, TN – I just received the Attorney General (AG) opinion on the hiring of former Mayor Piper. You will see that three questions were asked.
Bottomline, as you read, is the city ordinances related to waiting periods does not override state law. «Read the rest of this article»
City Council Recap, February 3rd
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville City Council met in regular session tonight. They covered a variety of topics including the Pay Study, the Stipend Payment, Guns in City Parks, Council discontent on how the Hiring of Johnny Piper as CDE Superintendent was handled, a resolution to request that the power board and CDE Superintendent to step down, and Airport funding. The Clarksville City Council meets on the First Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. This is City Councilman Bill Summers recap of the session. «Read the rest of this article»
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