CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City of Clarksville announced on Monday that they have officially updated their budget documents in response to the Clarksville City Council approving the city’s FY 2026-27 budget on July 9.

The update reflects the spending adjustments previously approved by the council; plus, a list of projects the city can move forward with at this time.

The City Council finalized and approved the city’s FY 2026-27 budget with a property tax rate of $1.01 per $100 of assessed value earlier this month, a 9-cent increase from the previous rate of $0.92. Total City General Fund expenditures for the new fiscal year are listed at $178,728,553.

Mayor Pitts highlights concern over FY budget projects

In a news release sent to Clarksville Now on Monday, Mayor Joe Pitts said that the final budget, as approved and adopted by the majority of the City Council, falls well below revenue projections the City of Clarksville was originally seeking to move forward with key projects intended to help the community keep pace with rapid growth.

“We completely understand the need to practice efficiency in fiscal management. We always have,” said Mayor Pitts. “But we also want the community to understand that the budget we now have is not only painfully ‘bare bones’, but at least for the time being, eliminates any opportunity for progress on most of the projects that our residents have repeatedly said are not only desired, but desperately needed.”

Which city projects are moving forward on schedule, which aren’t

The news release provided a list of the projects that have been funded and therefore can proceed on schedule, which includes repairs and renovations for Swan Lake Golf Course, as well as Mason Rudolph Golf Course.

Also moving forward are projects like Spring Creek Parkway Phase 2, Tylertown Road/Oakland Road Phase 1 widening and improvements, and the Red River Pedestrian Bridge project, which were all approved a year prior and are underway.

The news release also highlighted a wide range of projects that were not funded for 2026-27, and therefore cannot proceed on schedule, which does include projects that were previously approved by the council and have been underway.

That list includes the Exit 8 Athletic Complex, which has been paused and currently described as “unusable,” as well as multiple sidewalk projects like those planned along State Highway 48/13 (Liberty Park), Greenwood Avenue, Lafayette Road, Red River neighborhood, and Tiny Town Road.

These are the other projects listed that cannot move forward at this time, with city comments from the news release attached:

  • Memorial Drive Extension improvements – Supports increased traffic volume and serves as an expeditious alternate route for volume delays caused by Interstate 24 or Martin Luther King, Jr., Parkway traffic issues.
  • Needmore Road improvements, Phases 1 and 2 – Integral to support increased volume resulting from completion of Spring Creek Parkway and eventual opening of the Hazelwood Regional Recreation Complex.
  • Rossview Road widening – This section extends from Warfield Boulevard to Keysburg Road and has been continually requested by residents for many years due to the increased traffic volume brought on by our explosive growth.
  • Hazelwood Road realignment with Spring Creek Parkway – This is Phase 3 of the Spring Creek Parkway project meant to expedite traffic from Tiny Town and Needmore Roads via the Parkway to Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.
  • Hazelwood Regional Recreation Complex – This is a planned north side indoor recreation facility, including the City’s only indoor public pool, indoor tennis and pickleball courts, an all-access playground, and walking trails.
  • Building & Codes Department’s new facility – Current facility is no longer adequate to support the department’s increased workload.
  • New Clarksville Fire Rescue Station 3 – The current building was built in 1968, designed for three male personnel.
  • Rebuild of Clarksville Fire Rescue Station 1 – The current building was built in 1976, and has numerous maintenance concerns, to include HVAC, plumbing and electrical, and roof leaks.
  • New Clarksville Fire Rescue truck – Needed to keep the fleet current while older truck reaches mandatory “reserve” status.
  • Clarksville Police Department District 4 facility at Outlaw Field Public Safety Complex – Supports an ever-growing population by keeping response time to a minimum and provides a back-up base of operations in the event North Clarksville is cut off from the City as a result of a natural disaster.

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