CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – To help give voters the information they need to make educated decisions on the Aug. 6 ballot, Clarksville Now is presenting Q&A articles on key issues in the Montgomery County sheriff’s and mayor’s races.
The candidates for county mayor are incumbent Wes Golden, Isaac Greenwood and Christine McNemar. The three candidates were provided the questions below, and asked to respond to each question in 100 words or less.
School funding
Question: What should be done to keep up with school funding needs, both for new school construction and operating costs?
Golden: We have been able to open and staff four schools in four years. With a lot of the revenue for schools coming from sales tax, focusing on commercial retail that will draw people from outside Montgomery County will help us plan and fund the future. Like Freedom Elementary School, we need to build schools closer to where the residents live. This helps with traffic, helps preserve farm land, and keeps our buses from driving past one school to get to another…