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Montgomery County, Tennessee


Montgomery County, Tennessee

Committed To Becoming More Age-Friendly

Montgomery County, Tennessee  United States of America
Print this page City population: 2000009.1 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Montgomery County has a tax relief program for senior homeowners through the Montgomery County Trustee’s Office. The most visited County park (Rotary Park) had an extensive ADA accessible trail system added in mid-2014. In late 2014 Spur Line Trail, a small park in a residential neighborhood with a higher than average 60+ population in the community, was completed. The park has ADA compliant sidewalks, lots of trees and greenery as well as several benches on the trail. In April of 2018, Montgomery County completed a park in the middle of Downtown Clarksville, directly across from the main transit station, offering older residents a place to enjoy, rest, and actively engage with their grandchildren on the great lawn or at one of the many community events hosted at the park. The area in the center of downtown where this park was located had previously been an abandoned bank building surrounded by a cement parking lot. In summer 2017 a Clarksville-Montgomery County Sustainability Report was completed to identify where the community was in terms of sustainability, what had been accomplished and goals for the future. Some of initiatives, such as improved walkability, increased transit opportunities, alternative transportation options, and actions that would improve air and water quality all impact the quality of life for older adults. In fall of 2019, Montgomery County will open a 25 acre addition to an existing County Park that will be especially geared toward people with disabilities. In addition to the special equipment in the playground areas there will be ADA compliant trails and wheelchair pads next to each bench in that area of the park. Montgomery County also has a Healthier Montgomery Streets and Neighborhood Initiative that began in 2017 to engage people of all ages to become more active and to live their healthiest life longer. The objectives outlined in the initiative are based on the lifestyles of healthy and active eighty-year-olds throughout the world. A sidewalk initiative is also a priority for the City, County, and the Montgomery County Health Council in moving forward to plan for growth.

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