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Fairground development detailed; water park quashed, pavilion replacement on hold

February 13, 2009 |

Plans for a municipal waterpark at Fairgrounds Park were quashed yesterday by the city’s Marina Committee, a move that came as no surprise to some  Clarksville residents. The redevelopment of the fairgrounds in to a marina/park has a $32 million price tag, a sum or leveraged debt approved by the Clarksville City Council several months ago.

JJR, the engineering firm contracted to design the “new” fairgrounds park and marina, reported to  the city that the multi- million dollar water park as planned was too large a footprint for the designated area. JJR also presented a preview of what the marina will look like when it opens next year.

Jim Durrett said the city is “not stopping” the water park but rather searching for a new location and conducting a “feasibility study” on whether Clarksville could or would support such a facility. «Read the rest of this article»

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