CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville City Council, along with the Montgomery County Commission, will soon begin to prepare an annual Legislative Agenda for the community’s Delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly.
City of Clarksville agenda
The City’s effort is led this year by Chairperson and Ward 10 City Councilperson Stacey Streetman. She is joined on the City’s Legislative Liaison Committee by Mayor Pro Tem Wanda Smith (Ward 6), and councilpersons Brian Zacharias (Ward 1), Deanna McLaughlin (Ward 2), Travis Holleman (Ward 7), Joe Shakeenab (Ward 11), and Keri Lovato (Ward 12).
The committee will begin meeting July 19, and continue convening for five weeks. It is beginning to accept public suggestions now, for a developing list of Clarksville’s 2024 requests at the state level.
“As we meet as a committee,” Councilperson Streetman said, “we will schedule different subject-matter experts to come and speak to us on a variety of community topics.”
She hopes the process will result in a state agenda that will help Clarksville manage growth.
“Last year, for example, we requested through this process, the creation of a grant-funding initiative to help cities comply with all codes required by the National Fire Protection Association. It appeared on our final agenda submitted by the City, but in the end, the state Legislature didn’t pass any legislation related to this request, so I am hoping we can put it back on our City agenda this year,” Councilperson Streetman said.
“The general public is invited, and encouraged to submit suggestions for the Legislative Liaison Committee to consider. These suggestions can be submitted either to the City Clerk, Lisa Canfield, or to any member of the Committee,” Councilperson Streetman said.
The email address for the City Clerk is, lisa.canfield@cityofclarksville.com . Councilperson Streetman can be reached at stacey.streetman@cityofclarksville.com .
Montgomery County agenda
The Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee is developing the 2024 Legislative Agenda for Tennessee lawmakers. This agenda includes suggestions specific to Montgomery County that citizens would like addressed by Tennessee’s Legislative Body.
Montgomery County is asking employees, community organizations, and county residents to submit legislative items for consideration. Previous year’s legislative items can be found at mcgtn.org on the County Commission page under the commissioner photos.
Please submit items to Michelle Newell via email at manewell@mcgtn.net or by mail to 1 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040, by July 26, 2023. The Committee will review the suggested topics and formulate the agenda to present to the Montgomery County’s state delegation in September 2023.
Local legislators
The local State Legislative Delegation includes 22nd District State Sen. Bill Powers, 67th District State Rep. Ronnie Glynn, 68th District State Rep. Curtis Johnson, and 75th District State Rep. Jeff Burkhart.