The growing town of Clarksville is hoping to expand the town limits, according to VaNcNews.com

By expanding its boundaries the town will expand its tax base and revenues, and the expansion would also help the town maintain its water and sewer infrastructure.

The town is already providing some services to this area, and hope that the changes will be a voluntary border adjustment adopted by at least 75% of current homeowners in the proposed area to be included in the town limits.

This could be great news for all Clarksville homeowners by postively affecting their taxes.

"The Clarksville Town Council voted to make changes to its Boundary Adjustment map that will include close to 15 new property owners in the proposed annexation process.

The action came after Council convened a special session Tuesday following a scheduled workshop meeting.

'The revisions approved cuts a little bit out that was in the last one but also adds a few folks,' said Town Manager Melinda Moran. 'The area that is being added is on the east side of the Business 58 bridge. As you go north up Route 15, Uppy’s and the trailer park on the west side are in the town limits. Across on the east side there is only one property that is currently in the town limits. The map was changed to come across from the north where the trailer park is. There are about 15 property owners that it will affect.'

Moran said the town was now in the process of sending notices out to the affected property owners.

'It is not a legal requirement to notify them, but it is the right thing to do,' she said.

The changes in the Boundary Adjustment Map will have no immediate effect on the property owners, but mean that if the town is successful in its annexation plans, the included properties will then fall within town limits."

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