CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A special session meeting has been scheduled for the City Council next week to discuss a ground lease agreement for the development of affordable senior housing at the site of Frosty Morn.
The Frosty Morn building, a meat packing factory that was in operation from 1948 to 1977, has sat empty for decades. It’s in downtown Clarksville off of Kraft Street, at Frosty Morn Drive and Red River Street.
The proposal had been to redevelop what remains of the building into a community center with a community kitchen, space for farmer’s market and other amenities. But during the last budget cycle, the Frosty Morn project was removed and defunded. The property was transferred to the Community Neighborhood Services land bank/trust to create privately built and managed, affordable, low-income housing for senior citizens…