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Council approves first reading for Legacy Nursery rezoning after tense public hearing
Summary
After public testimony and questioning, the Clarksville City Council approved first reading of Ordinance 38 to rezone a parcel at the north end of Kennedy Lane from C-4 to C-5 (9–4). Supporters said a garden center would be a good neighborhood fit; opponents warned the change broadens permitted commercial uses.
The Clarksville City Council approved first reading of Ordinance 38 on Dec. 4, a rezoning request from C-4 to C-5 for property at the northern terminus of Kennedy Lane for Legacy Nursery and Landscape. The vote was 9–4.
Neighborhood residents and the applicant offered sharply different accounts of what the site would host and which zoning classification would allow it. Lisa Wiles, who said she has lived in the Meadows of Hearthstone neighborhood since 2002, told the council the proposal was “the best fit” for the end of Kennedy Lane and that she preferred a garden center to other commercial options, citing…
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