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Clarksville utility rate increases OK d, bond issue coming for new water plant
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In June, the Clarksville City Council will be confronted with a major bond issue resolution to build a new water treatment plant after approving water and sewer rate increases.
The first reading council vote on Thursday night was 9-4 in favor of the rate increases.
Voting yes were Mayor Joe Pitts and council members Richard Garrett, Vondell Richmond, Jason Knight, Travis Holleman, Wanda Allen, Karen Reynolds, Stacey Streetman and Ashlee Evans.
Voting no were council members DaJuan Little, Wallace Redd, Wanda Smith and Trisha Butler.
Proposed by Clarksville Gas & Water General Manager Mark Riggins, the increases are intended to cover the costs of building the city s new water treatment plant and other improvements to Clarksville s water and sewer systems.
Clarksville NowFrank Tate
Update, 6:10 p.m.: The nature of the investigation that led to the firing remains under wraps, including, apparently, to Frank Tate himself.
Clarksville Now reached out to Tate for a reaction to his termination. His wife, Holly, responded by text.
“We were not given any information regarding the reasons behind the decision to terminate,” she said. “Frank has the right to defend himself and our family, and we can only conclude this is potentially a political matter.
“We have consulted legal counsel. I completely support and stand by behind Frank and (am) proud of what he has accomplished for the Clarksville community.”
Chris SmithThe Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council offices on Jefferson Street.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Economic Development Council board this week fumbled the process of hiring a new CEO, causing some concern among board members about a reversal vote, with one calling it “borderline unethical.”
On Monday morning, April 12, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council – the umbrella agency that oversees industrial development, tourism and related economic promotion activity – took a vote between two CEO candidates, referred to as Candidate A and Candidate B. Their identities have not been disclosed.
While board members seem agreed that both are good candidates, there were definite preferences, with Candidate A touted as “professionally trained and highly engaged with economic development associations” who would be new to the area, and the other, Candidate B, someone who already has “established relationship
Members of the city Finance & Revenue and Parks & Recreation committees on Monday voted unanimously to recommend approval to sell a portion of the Exit 8 Athletic Complex land to a Nashville-based solar energy provider for a 15-megawatt generated facility.
Under a considerable purchase agreement by the City Council, if solar energy provider Silicon Ranch executes the option, it will receive a three-year plan to purchase 140.2 acres of the property from the city for $3.36 million, according to CDE Lightband General Manager Brian Taylor.
In 2018, the city purchased the entire 347.5-acre site for $4,083,000, according to city spokesperson Richard Stevens.
The purchase would be for the construction of the solar farm, which would sell electricity to CDE Lightband at half the price of Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal agency that provides electricity for local power companies in Tennessee.