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Council reviews legislative agenda focused on five priorities and several road projects; members request clearer wording for State Route 374 items
Summary
Councilman Streetman presented a five-item legislative agenda for the Tennessee General Assembly that includes requested road projects; members asked for more specific wording on some road items (including I‑24 capacity/widening and State Route 374) and agreed to refine language and coordinate with TDOT and legislators.
Council considered a resolution to adopt the City of Clarksville's legislative agenda for submission to the Tennessee General Assembly. Sponsor Councilman Streetman said the committee kept the package short — five items plus several road projects — because state legislators can only file a limited number of bills, and he requested unanimous council support to show a unified front.
"We kept this one very short and succinct because our legislators only get 10 bills to be able to bring forward," Streetman said, urging colleagues to back the agenda.
Councilman Marquis asked a procedural/substantive question about one line item that references "added capacity/widening" for Interstate 24, noting other street projects didn't have the same specificity and asking whether the council should add clearer language for other routes. Streetman said some requests reflect the Tennessee Department of Transportation's existing plans and that staff will clean up the language; he said the administration will meet with legislators and bring Mr. Smith to ensure the projects are fully explained.
Councilman Brown urged inclusion of State Route 374 (Dover Road to 149), noting that although parts of that route lie outside city limits, completion would relieve traffic on Providence Boulevard and benefit city travel.
Streetman said the language can be refined without requiring an amendment and that the legislative team will work with the clerk and legislators to ensure requests are specific.
The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote or final outcome for the resolution; sponsor requested unanimous support and described next steps of meeting with legislators to present the agenda.
