CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – In a tense meeting Thursday night with Woodstock neighborhood residents, City of Clarksville officials presented a plan to prevent the devastating floods that have ruined their homes multiple times over the years.
After an extensive study, the city – working in with professionals from Nashville-based Collier Engineering – has come up with a set of solutions for significantly enhanced flood protection in Woodstock, according to a news release from city spokesman Jimmy Settle.
Mayor Joe Pitts and other city leaders shared the information in a community meeting at Northeast Middle School.
“We are very glad to confirm that we have a workable plan to share and implement, after what has been a lengthy process of determining the best solution for helping Woodstock residents who have been plagued by repeated flooding,” Pitts said in a news release following the meeting.
History of flooding in Woodstock
Woodstock Estates, a subdivision at the Kentucky state line just east of Trenton Road, has flooded four times since it was developed in the mid-1990s, despite being miles from the nearest lake or river…