Commissioner cleans up roadsides

Clarksville Times Photo by Lou Antonelli A tractor hauls the blade vertically and trims along the right of way on Taylor Street Monday morning.

By LOU ANTONELLIManaging Editor Residents in the southwest corner of Clarksville have been hearing loud buzzing sounds on the breeze for the past few weeks. That’s because Precinct 3 Commissioner Jeff Moore has been using his public works equipment to trim tree limbs and branches overhanging roads and sidewalks. The City of Clarksville, always struggling to keep up with clean up efforts, got a great boost from Moore when he recently volunteered to have his employees to the trimming in the parts of the city in his precinct. That includes the southwest and northeast parts of the city, which are connected on the map by a strip running through downtown and including the square. Mayor Ann Rushing says the city is grateful Moore volunteered to help. "This has been a great benefit to us,” she said. Moore is using a mower blade on a boom which can be elevated at any angle. It’s usually used to clear out ditches. The city has agreed to do the clean-up, following after his cutting with a backhoe to scrape up the limbs and branches. By mid-week Moore was planning to trim along Donohoo, which may require lanes be blocked for a while..

Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems June 22, 2019

City Utility Director Matt McAdoo uses a backhoe to start tearing off the pavement.

Due to a water main break at the intersection of Church and Locust, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the City of Clarksville public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes. When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice. Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses).

 You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Matt McAdoo with the City of Clarksville at 903-427-3834.

The Clarksville Public Works Department is currently making repairs to the water line and should have the water restored soon to the residents that are affected. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while we repair the water line that is affected. The public water system customers and the executive director shall be able to reach the public water system at one of the numbers listed in this notice.

If a customer, individual, or employee wishes to contact the executive director, please call (512) 239-4691.