Clarksville adopts FY27 budget with $1.01 property-tax rate

Clarksville’s FY2026-27 city budget is finalized, with a $1.01 property-tax rate, $178,728,553 in General Fund expenditures and several major infrastructure and public-safety projects unable to proceed on schedule under the adopted plan.

The Clarksville City Council adopted the budget on second and final reading by a majority vote on July 9, 2026. The fiscal year began July 1. On July 27, the city posted the finalized budget document reflecting council-approved amendments made during the budget process. That document is the operative version of the adopted plan.

What the tax-rate change means

The city’s property-tax rate for fiscal 2026-27 is $1.01 per $100 of assessed value, up from the previous rate of $0.92. The comparison is based on assessed value, not necessarily a home’s market value or recent sale price.

Example: If a property has an assessed value of $200,000, the difference between the two city rates would be $180 per year. That is only an illustration of the city-rate difference. An individual owner’s actual bill also depends on the property’s assessed value, exemptions and other applicable tax details.

The $178.7 million figure is the city’s General Fund expenditure total. It should not be treated as Clarksville’s total spending across every fund unless a broader budget figure is separately confirmed.

Projects the budget allows to proceed

The finalized budget lists five projects as funded and therefore able to proceed on schedule:

• Spring Creek Parkway, Phase 2
• Tylertown Road/Oakland Road widening and improvements, Phase 1
• Swan Lake Golf Course renovations
• Mason Rudolph Golf Course repairs and renovations
• Red River Pedestrian Bridge

The city identifies some of these as projects previously approved in prior-year capital-improvement plans and already underway. Funding means a project can proceed under the adopted plan; it does not mean the work has been completed or will open immediately.

Projects delayed or not funded

The city’s final document says several projects are not funded and therefore cannot proceed on schedule. The list includes a new Building and Codes Department facility, City Hall elevator repairs and upgrades, new or rebuilt fire stations, a new fire truck, the Clarksville Police Department District 4 facility, and the city employees’ on-site clinic.

Transportation and neighborhood projects listed as unfunded include multiple sidewalk projects, Needmore Road improvements, Rossview Road widening, Memorial Drive Extension improvements and the Hazelwood Road realignment with Spring Creek Parkway. The Hazelwood Regional Recreation Complex and Exit 8 Athletic Complex are also listed among projects that cannot proceed on schedule.

The city does not describe these projects as permanently canceled. Their status means the adopted FY2026-27 budget does not provide the funding needed to keep them on their previous schedule.

How the council reached the final plan

The budget debate included several proposed amendments. A proposal to return the property-tax rate to $0.92, which would have required more than $6 million in cuts, failed on a 3-10 vote.

The council also considered pulling back part of the city’s voluntary sales-tax support for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. The amendment was initially approved, but after reconsideration the council rejected it 1-11, with one member abstaining. The procedural dispute did not permanently end the city’s voluntary school-system support.

The final budget then passed by a 7-6 vote with the $1.01 property-tax rate. Residents should watch future budget updates and capital-project schedules for changes in timing or funding. The adopted document sets the city’s spending authority for the fiscal year, but it does not guarantee immediate construction or completion of every funded project.

Sources

• City of Clarksville: Finalized FY27 budget document
• Clarksville Now: Council approves budget with 9-cent property-tax increase