He's been a good director. He indicated that he's not ready to retire and would like to see various projects through.

Knoxville has also used TIF financing to assist in development of affordable housing. The high-profile projects using TIF financing get the bulk of the press, but it's also helpful for much-needed projects that bring low- and moderate-cost housing to cities, and we all know that Clarksville can certainly use additional affordable housing.

Ultimately, this could mean more jobs and more investments in Clarksville. There are no specific projects in the works right now that are driving this, but we hope to find one after this passes to somewhat use as a 'guinea pig' to help work out the process.

Our projects in the future, we will be looking at very closely to determine how most efficiently to budget them. To get the most bang for the buck.

To get more support, we have projects that hit close to home, so residents can get excited about it. The scope of the project is to increase the capacity and safety (of the road).

Ed-Venture helps support environmental projects and education in the valley. And the events are a lot of fun.