Clarksville City Council appears divided on Roxy performing arts center
It s an idea that has been in the making for about a decade:
Take the historic Roxy Theatre and turn it into an expanded downtown Clarksville performing arts center with world-class features.
But with a Clarksville City Council full of new faces, there is renewed skepticism about whether it s the right course to take.
On the council s February agenda is second reading of an ordinance that, if approved, would authorize the city s purchase of the Roxy property. The fair market value purchase price is quoted at $810,000 after appraisal.
After the purchase and construction of the performing arts center, the city would lease the new center to Roxy Productions, Inc. for operation and management of the facility.
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Contributed commentary by Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts:
Around Monday’s national holiday celebrating the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., we pause to reflect on the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. He had a special insight and clarity, and many of the words he spoke more than six decades ago still inspire us today.
Many are familiar with King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, but I’d like to talk about a lesser-known speech that strikes me as highly relevant in January 2021.
In 1967, King delivered a speech at Stanford University on “The Other America.” It is a speech he gave more than once. One version was given at Grosse Point High School, in Grosse Point, Michigan, less than a month before his assassination.
Clarksville NowClarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett and Chamber President Paul Turner.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett joined one another today to address the community at the 2021 Mayor’s Power Breakfast, hosted by the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Power Breakfast was closed to the public. The event was instead streamed via Goodwin Production’s YouTube page.
Here are some of the top takeaways from what the mayors had to say.
1. Downtown development and parking
Pitts and Durrett both addressed Clarksville’s growing downtown area and the projects going on there.