Clarksville Pavillion - WHATS NEXT?

"While cleanup continues in the wake of four tornadoes that struck Clarksville early Saturday morning, some questions remain unanswered.

Among them: what will be done with the Wilma Rudolph Pavilion at Fairgrounds Park, which was destroyed by an F1 tornado that touched down just after 12:40 a.m. Saturday.

City Chief of Staff Jim Durrett said there are no current plans to rebuild the pavilion, but added that the next month should solidify details about the multi-purpose pavilion's future.

"It's kind of premature," Durrett said of rebuilding plans. "We're still in the recovery mode trying to get the building cleaned up and the park cleaned up."

Durrett said the pavilion was built in the early 1980s and had a unique structure, featuring wooden construction with laminated beams.

Durrett said some of those beams ended up on Highway 48/13 as 110 mph winds ravaged the open-air structure." - The Leaf Chronicle

I personally feel that they should look into building an even better structure than what was out there. The pavillion held tons of outdoor activites. Boxing matches, Parties, Festivals, and a Circus or two. I have nothing against the Pavillion it was a great place and I have taken my family there multiple times but I feel that a "convention center" of sorts would be better utitlized. We have a lot of very cold or very hot or rainy days that, although the pavillion was covered, made it unusable. I think that in the early 1980's when it was built it served Clarksville very well. But as most of you know Clarksville has grown tremendously since 1980 and I think could use something a bit better. What do you think?

I would like to know your opinion of what you would like to see Clarksville re-build there. Would you like a new pavillion rebuilt? A new building of sorts, or something completely different?