Howard County is tackling drag racing issues in their communities. A Clarksville board held a town hall Monday night to address what they call increasing problems.At the meeting, Howard County police said they've seen a significant increase in car rallies since October 2020. And there will be changes to try and control the illegal activity."It's completely changed the way we live our lives in our house," Clarksville resident Kerri Finkelston said.Howard County residents from both sides of the drag racing discussion came together for a community town hall."Our hope is that the community sees that it's not all the bad, they can see the good as well," Columbia resident Jennie Kwon said.Kwon owns Blowfish Poke in Clarksville. She hosts cars and coffee sunset edition each week."We're having this event to support the local businesses. It's a family-friendly gathering, and it's very safe and we've had people call the police and the police will come and nobody's breaking any law whatsoever," Kwon said.She said authorities are made aware before each meetup, but the people who live nearby said the event is anything but family-friendly."It's just a lot of loud engines for four or five hours at a time. It makes being outside at our house impossible," Finkelston said.People said in Clarksville and across the county, the problems surround drivers revving modified engines, speeding and street racing.Meantime, local car enthusiasts, like Justin Martucci, are worried about where the blame is being placed."I'm a car enthusiast and a lot of the kids who are just doing donuts and like blocking off intersections are not any of the people I associate with, so we don't want to be the ones taking the blame for all the bad stuff that is going on," Martucci said.After hearing complaints, police announced they're going to start a new traffic enforcement unit.With a team of officers dedicated to handling these issues in Howard County.Residents can expect to see more officers in Howard County. The other result of the meeting was the decision to make a task force that will make sure all voices are heard moving forward.