The Public & Community Affairs Committee presented the 2008 Legislative Agenda on February 13.

Federal Issues:

• Restore the Federal Highway Fund dollars to be utilized for the construction of roadways.

• The Federal Government should fully fund the No Child Left Behind initiative with federal tax dollars.

• Our health care system should be comprised of a combination of private health care and a government healthcare system.

State Issues:

• The Tennessee Highway Roadway Fund should be totally utilized for the construction and maintenance of state roadways.

• The State Legislature should promote economic and cultural development through regionalism in our area.

• The State Legislature, through the use of the state tax dollars should mandate efforts to raise the high school graduation rates in Tennessee.

• The State Legislature should appropriate the use of state tax dollars for capital, physical and educational improvements at Austin Peay State University.

• The State Legislature should appropriate the use of state tax dollars to lower higher education tuition rates to ease the ever increasing burden on the Tennessee’s students.

• We support the establishment of the The Tennessee Technology Center located in the Montgomery County Industrial Park as in independent Technology Center.

Local Issues:

• For Clarksville and Montgomery County to continue to grow, we must make provisions for future infrastructure improvements through the formulation and implementation of a long range master plan for roadway and infrastructure improvements.

• As our entire region continues to grow and prosper, we promote and encourage our local leadership working with and together with leadership in surrounding communities.

• Local government should support the use of local tax dollars to increase the planning staff at the Clarksville Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission.

• Many corporate leaders enter our community for the first time through our local airport.  We support the use of local tax dollars for the enhancement and improvement of Outlaw Field.

• We support the use of local tax dollars for participation in the design construction and development of a Marina.