CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - The City of Clarksville is prepared to spend big bucks to fix its constant flooding issues.

The proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year makes it clear that stormwater drainage is a priority.

There's a list of six improvements they plan to fund. The budget sets aside funding for a stormwater utility.

The utility would take the lead in managing stormwater infrastructure, which currently falls under the city street department.

Next, the city will revise its building standards to better plan for higher rainfall totals like we've seen recently.

Clarksville will continue to pay for the engineering firm to work with the street department to address three flood-prone areas of the city.

Those areas are Woodstock, Alberta Drive, and Hayes and Love Streets.

Additionally, Lauren Winters, City Grants Director and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) liaison, is working to make resources and information available to already-affected property owners, as well as other city residents in general, to lessen the impact of the heavy rains on neighborhoods.

Finally, the departure of the city's lead Project Manager in the Municipal Properties Department gave the city the opportunity to restructure this important function of city government. They will move Project Management/Municipal Properties to the Street Department, which will be a force multiplier in terms of having access to additional project management staff and expertise. 

This budget still has to be approved by Clarksville City commissioners. They'll have a second and third reading in the next two weeks.

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