Topic: Jim Durrett

A Lon-n-ng night filled with confusion and a $32m development proposal!

By Turner McCullough Jr. | November 7, 2008 |

The November 6 City Council meeting proved to be an endurance marathon for council members and the attending public. Motions were offered, then amended, only to be immediately reconsidered and called back. Unfamiliarity and uncertainty over parliamentary procedure weighed down the proceeding, dragging the meeting into one of longest sessions in council’s history.

Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper (file photo by Bill Larson)

There are no pictures to illustrate the drama that was the city council’s meeting last night. Those who attended (expecting a fairly normal session) and stayed the long course, including the council members themselves, were exhausted at the end of this marathon session. It felt as if we all had been in the Boston marathon, our energies totally drained. The meeting finally adjourned at close to 11 p.m., with a surprise proposal that upped the price of the marina and related redevelopment plans to $32 million dollars.

In chronological order, this is how the evening played out: «Read the rest of this article»

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Exit 1 traffic update for January 2007

By David W. Shelton | January 4, 2007 |

There’s good news and there’s bad news about the traffic congestion at Exit 1. After several weeks’ worth of conversations, emails, and phone calls, I think it’s appropriate to update everyone on this rapidly worsening traffic debacle.

The bad news is there’s no money for improvement of Tylertown Road. Both Mike Frost, county highway supervisor, and Jim Durrett, street department head for the City of Clarksville, both said this. More on this issue later. «Read the rest of this article»

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An Open Letter to Mr. Winston Gaffron regarding Exit 1

By David W. Shelton | December 18, 2006 |

I was notified of a comment to my earlier piece on Exit 1 this morning, which had some great information for this critical issue.  He said that we needed to redirect our attention at the source. I agree. With that said, this is the letter that I sent to Mr. Winston Gaffron as well as all of the relevant city and county officials:

Dear Mr. Gaffron,

I am writing in regards to a critical situation that has been a matter of intense frustration for myself and other residents in this area. The growth in this part of Clarksville and Montgomery County has been completely explosive to the point that the roads simply can not handle it. «Read the rest of this article»

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