CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City Council’s regular session meeting last week was packed, with the majority of community members there to oppose a proposed rezoning on Old Russellville Pike.
After some of them spoke on their concerns about traffic and flooding in the area, the council narrowly approved the first reading of the rezone, 7-6.
Long rectangular property with pond at back
The applicants listed on the rezone are Tommy and Reecie Byard, and their family is looking to transition more than 10 acres from R-1 single family residential to R-2A single family residential.
The property is at 1911 Old Russellville Pike, and it’s a long, narrow tract with a single-family home on-site with a pond in the rear of the property near railroad tracks, said Regional Planning Commission Director Jeff Tyndall at the RPC meeting on Feb. 24…