by Sue Park
The Clarksville Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public
hearing on the master street plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the
city hall conference room. This action was taken during the
Commission's regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 25.
A Jan. 25 memo from James von Tungeln, urban development consultant,
outlined seven capital projects to be considered as part of the master
street plan.
The projects are an extension of Palmer Road from Poplar Street to
Highway 21, an extension of Clark Road from Crawford Street eastward,
improvements to the Wal-Mart Super Center entrance at Highway 103 and
Market Street, reconstruction of Crawford Street, reconstruction and
extension of Country Club Road, extension of Blackburn Street
southward, and the widening of the Rogers Street (Highway 103) overpass
of I-40.
Chair Mike Hughes stated a master street plan will be available for
the public to view at city hall. Hughes stated a final drawing of the
master street plan will be completed after the public hearing.
Mayor Billy Helms and Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Vicki Lyons advised the Commission the proposed
extension of Palmer Road was submitted to the Arkansas Highway
Transportation Department (AHD) recently. This was done to have the
project considered for the AHD's list of projects because of $1 million
being available in the near future.
Commissioner Connie Hamilton asked if state funds can be utilized to
extend Market Street eastward to Big Danger Road. Hughes stated those
funds will have to be city funds from the one-cent sales tax monies.
In other business, Hughes was reelected chair and Don Pennington was
reelected secretary with Herb Rideout being elected vice chair.
A public hearing will be held Feb. 22 during the Commission's
regular monthly meeting on rezoning 1313 South Crawford from an A-1
zone (agriculture) to a R-2 zone (multi-family residential).
Board of Adjustments
The Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing on Feb. 22 to
consider a variance request for a second driveway at 8 Rosemary Lane.
The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. Pennington was absent with Floyd
Pledger, Janice Hampton, Toby Wilson, Joe Oberste, Hamilton, Jo Ann
Virden, Hughes and Rideout being present.