Planners Deny 10th Street Zoning Request
Cookeville Planning Commission voted to deny a rezoning request for a Planned Residential Development (PRD) on East 10th Street. The PRD would create a 53-lot subdivision of detached and attached single-family homes. It was met with large opposition by community members from the surrounding properties like on Inglewood Drive and Wall Avenue. Commissioner Jim Stafne […]
Cookeville To Consider Bond For Road Improvement Projects
Cookeville City Council will consider moving forward Thursday night with another general obligation bond issuance of some $10 million. City Manager James Mills said the bonds would help with three projects: Phase II of the East 10th Street widening, Phase I of West Stevens Street improvements, and reimbursing the city’s general fund for the land […]
Cookeville To Consider Amendment For Food City Infrastructure Agreement
Cookeville City Council will consider an amended agreement with Food City Thursday night allowing the company to open before the original infrastructure work is complete. City Manager James Mills said that the company wants to open April 6th. He said Food City has been a good corporate partner. “But this is not an ideal situation […]
Cookeville Amends Its 2030 Land Use Plan; Replaces Playground
Cookeville City Council approved just the third amendment to the 2030 Land Use Plan at its Thursday meeting. The West Broad Street area from Pippin Road to County Farm Road will now be eligible for local commercial development. Planning Director Jon Ward said the impacts of the tornado and the extension of sanitary service to […]
Phase One Of 10th Street Project Aligned With Shopping Center Opening
Cookeville City Council will approve the first big step Thursday to move the 10th Street widening project forward. Council will approve contracts to begin the right of way acquisitions along 10th Street. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the project will be done in two phases, starting from Chocolate Drive to Wilson Avenue. “We’re trying to […]
Food City Project Breaks Ground Next Week
Groundbreaking for the new Food City project will take place next week. Developer Wayne Cravens confirmed the move Tuesday during a meeting of Putnam County’s Joint Economic Development Board. The new shopping center will be built on 10th Street near the intersection of Highway 111. This project includes the widening of 10th Street from Highway […]
Cookeville Electric Works To Restore Power In Park Village
Cookeville Electric and contracted cutting crews worked to restore power in the Park Village subdivision Thursday. Director Carl Haney said two crews went into the subdivision off 10th street Thursday. Haney said that going into Thursday, outages were able to be cut from over 100 down to roughly 30, despite Wednesday night’s weather. “It slowed […]
New Cookeville Food City To Bring 150+ Jobs
The President/CEO of Food City said the company’s new Cookeville supermarket will bring between 150 and 175 new jobs. Second-generation grocer Steve Smith said the chain has been watching Putnam County’s growth for some time. The store will open next fall at the new 10th Street/Old Kentucky Road Shopping Center approved by the Cookeville Planning […]
10th Street Development Opens Door to Widening Road
Approval for developing the Old Kentucky Road Shopping Center sets the stage for more improvements on 10th Street. For instance, widening 10th Street from Highway 111 to Fisk Road to minimize the impact on the area. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the price tag will be steep. “The most difficult part will be the […]
Deadline For East 10th Shopping Center Plan July 31
The developers of a shopping center on East 10th Street in Cookeville have until July 31st to submit their final Planned Commercial Development (PCD) plan. Cookeville Planning Director John Ward said developers understand the deadline. “I don’t know where they are in the process,” Ward said, “We have met with them multiple times and they are aware […]
