CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Last month, the City Council narrowly approved the first reading of a proposed rezoning on Old Russellville Pike amid concerns about traffic and flooding.
On Thursday, March 26, the City Council resumed discussion, with Street Department Director David Smith sharing background, not just in recent history, but also data from 1997 and 2010.
Smith shared imagery overviews of the area surrounding Old Russellville Pike starting with 1997. “You can see the footprint of the water on the site there to the north of the apartment complex at Waters Edge Drive, and the lack of development of what is now a commercial site, ” Smith said.
“You can see the crossing on Dunbar (Cave Road), and the tributary that ran underneath and conveyed to the same area. So, you see the there is quite a footprint of water in this area back in 1997, but you can see the subdivision to the northeast is guarded against that.”
Smith next showed imagery from the 2010 flood in Clarksville. “The 2010 flood, so obviously in recent history the most significant water that this area has seen,” he said…