City of Clarksville solicits ‘master plan’ comments

The City of Clarksville is currently soliciting comments from the general public which will be reviewed for the creation of a comprehensive master plan. Remarks can be entered using a website form on the City’s website.

The form asks three questions: “What do you feel would make Clarksville a better place,” “What do you see as the three greatest problems in the city of Clarksville,” and “Please add any other comments.” The person is then invited to submit the document to the subcommittee of their choice.

In the meantime, 11 volunteer subcommittees are actively compiling their own data to make recommendations for the plan. The subcommittees range from culture & public assemblies to infrastructure to retail & entertainment. Their recommendations are due at the end of March.

“This is an effort that’s working from the ground up,” said Jeff Bibb, a principle with BLF Marketing. “Right now, it’s more of a brain-dump to get ideas from everyone.” The brainstorming process involves more than 100 people from throughout the city, most of whom are volunteers. This online form gives the opportunity for anyone in the general public to add their own voice to the process.

BLF Marketing was tapped by the City Council in January to oversee the process, at a cost of $265,000 to the city. The expense will cover professional oversight of the process, as well as working with three other firms which have expertise in finance, infrastructure, and city planning.

For more on the initial phase of the Comprehensive Master Plan, see our March/April issue of Business Clarksville, due to be released on March 15th.