Topic: Fairgrounds

Marina and Fairgrounds Park Update

June 24, 2009 |

The City Councilman for Ward 10, Bill Summers

As you may recall, the Marina and Fairgrounds Park rebuild was to be broken into three phases. Phase 1 was the actual digging of the marina basin and the building of an Observation facility and Arboretum. The marina was priced in the $9.1 million dollar range with the Observation facility and Arboretum costing about another $1.48 million.

The bidding for Phase 1 was conducted last week. The bid results were a big surprise. There was considerable interest in the project by a number of heavy construction companies. Sixteen companies made the list of bidders. Nine companies actually placed bids with the low bid coming at $7,987,350 from TMS Contracting, LLC of Clarksville. The next lowest bid was only $7,650 higher. «Read the rest of this article»

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Kiwanis Club Rodeo attracts a crowd

August 16, 2008 |

The Downtown Kiwanis Club is currently hosting its 24th annual rodeo at the Clarksville, Montgomery County Fairgrounds. The rodeo opened on Friday, August 15th, and will continue Saturday, August 16th, at 8pm.

Fans shouted and cheered for their favorite riders and favorite events.

If you have never been to the rodeo before, here is a sneak preview…

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Image of the week: High water blocks docks

March 19, 2008 |

Photograph by: Bill Larson The recent heavy rains have caused high water levels in local creeks and rivers. This is one of the two boat docks at the fairgrounds near the boat ramp. As you can see the higher than normal water has lifted the docks enough to submerge the access ramps.

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