CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Ward 2 City Councilman Vondell Richmond will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 18, featuring Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and several city department heads for a discussion on building community in Ward 2.
The event will be held at Mosaic Church, 120 Garrettsburg Road, at 6 p.m. and will be livestreamed on social media.
“The vision for this event is to formally introduce myself as Ward 2’s elected Council member and to discuss the needs of our ward and then to devise a 2021 Ward 2 growth plan,” Richmond said.
The Ward 2 councilman said he wants to bring together Ward 2 citizens from all walks of life, including veterans, senior citizens, faith leaders, educators and students to discuss quality of life for the residents in and around Ward 2.
“As I was campaigning, everyone from my mom to minority business owners kept asking the same good question: ‘Why don’t new businesses and other amenities ever make it to Ward 2?’ ” Richmond said. “Now, after investing time to learn the job, and getting past the ‘Time Out’ caused by COVID-19, I think it’s time to start this overdue conversation around improving our section of town.”
Richmond will pose questions from the attendees to a panel including Mayor Pitts and a group of City Department leaders. The Mayor and Department heads also will offer information on projects that affect Ward 2.