OUR CHILDREN
SPEED HUMPS The Clarksville City Council erred in requiring underground utilities and sidewalks in new subdivisions, at developer expense, without also requiring speed humps. We do not need the speed bumps that ruin our vehicles’ alignment, but we do need the humps to enforce 20 mph speed limits designed to save our children’s lives.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN Studies show that children attending pre-kindergarten are more likely to graduate high school, graduate college, obtain better jobs, spend more money, and pay higher taxes. We need more pre-K classrooms in Montgomery County / Clarksville.
MAGNET SCHOOLS Moore Magnet Elementary School, specializing in math and science, functions well as a school of choice. Our next steps should be to establish magnet schools for our middle and high school students.
SEAT BELTS The requirement that we seat-belt our children in our vehicles is oxymoronic to the fact that Montgomery County / Clarksville does not provide seat belts in its school buses, which could result in serious injuries to our children, and expensive lawsuits for our taxpayers. We need seat belts on all our school buses.
NUTRITION The sales taxes on food is regressive, causing many parents to either shop in Kentucky, or worse, not buy needed food items for their children. Repeal the sales tax on food and we will have healthier children and higher business income in Montgomery County / Clarksville.
HIGHER EDUCATION The presence in Clarksville of Austin Peay State University, with more than 10,000 students, is a blessing. However, Montgomery County / Clarksville is also large enough to have a community college. We need to keep our youth here, rather than commuting to Kentucky, and paying for tuition, books, supplies, and meals there. This will lead to increased community activities and pride, and higher business income here .
