Brian Zacharias

Voted no on a plan to take back more than $3.3 million in city sales taxes that go to local schools. He also proposed keeping the school money, but no one seconded it. The plan failed.

August 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on a pay study for city firefighters and police. He said the study cost a quarter of the Human Resources budget. It failed 6-7.

September 5, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on cutting city worker raises from 5% to 3%. He said a 3% raise was less than inflation. The cut failed 6-5.

June 21, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to support license plate reader cameras to help police solve crimes. He said the cameras do not violate privacy rights because plates are public. It passed 7-6.

January 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted no on requiring fire sprinklers in stacked duplexes. He said he was not convinced it was the only way to save lives, given housing costs. It passed 9-3.

April 30, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted yes on the first vote to rezone about 10 acres on Old Russellville Pike for more single-family homes. Neighbors raised traffic and flooding worries. It passed 7-6.

March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted yes to hand city streets to the Clarksville Housing Authority for a $35 million rebuild of the Lincoln Homes public housing. It passed 8-5.

January 8, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted no on rezoning land downtown for a 5-story apartment building. He said neighbors strongly opposed the high density. The council rejected it 8-4.

March 6, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted no on rezoning land on Riverside Drive for a 5-story apartment building. The council rejected it 7-6.

April 4, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability

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Signed an open letter from local officials opposing the state's plan to redraw Clarksville's congressional district mid-election. The letter called it voter suppression of Black and minority communities.

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Wrote a published opinion piece calling recent anti-LGBTQ language in Clarksville dehumanizing and dangerous. He urged the city to stand with LGBTQ neighbors.

September 3, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted no on a rule letting the city waive sidewalk requirements for new building projects with committee approval. It passed 7-5.

September 3, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted yes on higher natural gas rates and fees for Clarksville Gas and Water. Its gas division faced a $1 million deficit. It passed 8-5.

January 4, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Proposed moving $6 million planned for a City Hall parking deck to build sidewalks near schools. He said some children had to walk to school on roads without sidewalks. It passed 7-4.

June 14, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted yes on the final 2026-27 city budget. It raised the property tax rate 9 cents to $1.01 per $100 of value and passed 7-6.

July 9, 2026

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Voted against a challenge to the mayor's ruling that he alone could end the senior center's lease. The mayor's ruling stood 8-4.

July 2, 2026

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Voted to hold a public council discussion about the city ending the Ajax Turner Senior Center's lease. The measure needed three-fourths support and failed 7-5.

May 7, 2026

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Spoke at a state hearing where all 54 public speakers backed plans by TriStar and Ascension Saint Thomas to build new hospitals in Clarksville.

July 23, 2025

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Was chosen by a unanimous council vote as Clarksville's mayor pro tem, the council's second-in-command to the mayor.

January 2, 2025

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Sponsored a rule to create a do-not-knock list so residents could block door-to-door sellers. The council rejected it 10-2.

October 4, 2024

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Voted no on rezoning land off Tiny Town Road for 40 tiny homes. He raised traffic safety worries on Pembroke Road. It passed 8-4.

September 11, 2024

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Voted yes on a new 2.75% hotel and motel tax in Clarksville. It passed 6-4.

May 2, 2024

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Voted for a council resolution opposing Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher plan (Education Freedom Scholarship Act). He said education should not be a partisan issue. It passed 5-4.

March 7, 2024

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Voted for a request asking state lawmakers to let local governments follow the same open-meeting rules as the legislature, which the Sunshine Law does not cover. It passed 8-4.

September 7, 2023

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Cast the only no vote on rezoning the old Vulcan site for a baseball stadium, grocery store, hotel, and apartments. It passed 9-1.

August 10, 2023

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Sponsored a city rule change letting renters raise backyard chickens with their landlord's permission. The idea came from a Ward 1 renter who was denied a permit.

August 7, 2023

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Proposed an amendment to delay a vote on changing Clarksville's form of government (home rule) until the November 2024 ballot. He said voters needed more time to learn about it. It passed 7-4.

June 3, 2022

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Was appointed to the Clarksville City Council for Ward 1 by a council vote. He was one of 13 people who applied for two open seats.

September 7, 2021

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