The City of Clarksville approves authorization of eminent domain for the property owned by the Clarksville Jaycees. It has been said for a period of time that the City of Clarksville wants this property for condos to go along with the new Clarksville marina project. Now that the US Corps of Engineers has said that the City of Clarksville must own all property needed for the project prior to being issueda permit, they have made plans toward condemning the Clarksville Jaycees building. It is said that they want the property by January 10, 2009.  This is much sooner than members of the Clarksville Jaycees had expected and now could be left without a place to call home. The Clarksville Jaycees actually owns their own building, different from many other Jaycee Chapters across the State of Tennessee.

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Another part of the story that is not in the news is the land that sits beside the Clarksville Jaycee building that is owned by the North Tennessee State Fair, Inc which is also a part of the Clarksville Jaycees. The NTSF, Inc. is made up of 6 Members of the Clarksville Jaycees, 2 Members appointed by the City of Clarksville and 2 members appointed by Montgomery County. This board was created for the sole purpose to make sure that Clarksville Montgomery County has a fair each year.  This land adjoins the Clarksville Jaycee building and goes all the way to the corner of Riverside Dr and Cumberland Dr Ext ( HWY 13-48)