Emails obtained through public records requests by NewsChannel 5 show a staff member at the Ajax Turner 50+ Center in Clarksville was in discussions with the mayor’s office and the Parks and Recreation Department about a major transition — two months before the mayor told the full board of his plans. That staff member was later fired, hired by Parks and Recreation the next day, and is said to be leading the city’s senior center when it opens in July.
That staff member is Jessica Catlett, who was serving as director of the adult day center, Senior Circle of Friends Adult Day Center.
In a series of emails in January, she wrote that her goal was “to be supportive and proactive in helping this transition go smoothly.” Emails also included job descriptions of key positions at Ajax Turner 50+ Center…