CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City Council has partnered with the Appalachian Service Project (ASP) for the second time this year after unanimously approving an ordinance to purchase property for the development and construction of additional affordable housing in Clarksville.
Previously in the partnership with ASP, the nonprofit said that they intended to construct single-family houses for three families who lost their homes in the Dec. 9, 2023, tornado.
Michelle Austin, Director of Clarksville Neighborhood and Community Services, told Clarksville Now that this month’s ordinance closely mirrors the previous proposal.
“Both measures authorize the City of Clarksville to use (federal) HOME Investment Partnership funds to purchase property that will be donated to Appalachian Service Project,” Austin said. “The organization will construct three new homes for low-income households who survived the December 9, 2023, tornado.”
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She said that the property acquisitions are being coordinated with the Clarksville-Montgomery County Long-Term Recovery Team, chaired by Lori Shinton, Interim Executive Director of United Way of Clarksville.
This will be the second parcel for purchase by the City of Clarksville in partnership with ASP, and both parcels will be subdivided, bringing the overall lot total to six.
The ordinance will return to the City Council next month for second reading.
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