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Clarksburg to Improve School Traffic Safety

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CLARKSBURG (April 22) — During their regular meeting Monday, Clarksburg’s Mayor and Aldermen gave final approval to a much-needed safety improvement for the traffic areas around Clarksburg School. The Safe Route to Schools grant, a joint project by the City and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will provide new solar-powered caution lights and signage at two locations on Clarksburg Road which will be activated during morning arrivals and afternoon departures. A low bid of $19,967 by Nsite, Inc. of Milan was accepted. Once TDOT receives formal notification of the City’s approval, work on the project should begin.
Mayor Howell Wayne Todd said “Clarksburg Road is rather congested as students are arriving and departing school, and we need all the reminders we can muster to ensure the traffic adheres to school zone speed limits. These new signals are designed to be much more visible to drivers.”
In other business, bids were accepted from Josh Todd Mowing Service to mow/trim the City Park, from Mark Simpson to install appropriate electrical connections for the City’s new Christmas Lighting Project, and from Axon Enterprise, Inc. to replace the Tasers used by the City’s police. Maintenance is no longer available on the currently used Tasers. The financial reports for March were also approved.

Mayor Todd distributed to the aldermen a draft of a lengthy questionnaire required by the State Water and Wastewater Financing Board as a result of last year’s deficit in sewer operations. State law requires municipal sewer operations to be funded solely by payments from customers, and rates must be set accordingly.
“Take a look at what has been prepared with Leigh’s help in pulling historical data together.   We won’t know whether I will have to go to Nashville and meet with the Board until they have an opportunity to review the responses to the questionnaire.   I sincerely hope that our action in February raising the rates will satisfy the Board and that they will not see a need to intervene. Send me any suggestions for improvement by the end of the week,” said Todd.
Finally, Todd noted a meeting of the City Beer Board at 5:30 p.m. on Monday night, April 29 to consider two applications. The Mayor and Aldermen also serve as the City Beer Board.