Algood Targeting Grant To Help Pay For New City Park
Algood is targeting this year’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help cover some of the cost of building its new city park. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city could apply to receive up to $1 million to help cover construction costs. Morrison said if awarded, the city would have to provide a […]
Algood Reviews Engineering Consultants For New Park
Two engineering consultants made their case Monday night for development of the Algood City Park before residents and Algood City Council. Kimley Horn partnered with AEI. AEI President Peter Metts said the company uses a process of budgeting the project multiple times and a general contractor to help control project cost. “With a general contractor […]
Chapman-Fowler: Algood Park Project Making Progress
The Algood Park project is moving forward as fast as the city can afford to work on it despite concerns from some local citizens. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said she understands that some people in the community are unhappy with a supposed lack of progress on the park. Chapman-Fowler said the park was planned from the […]
Carmen’s Fund Joining Forces With CRMC Foundation For Kids Bike Ride
Kids can participate in a bike ride Saturday designed to promote exercise and life-savings skills. The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation hosting the event in partnership with Carmen’s Fund, which promotes free CPR education. Director John Bell said the community kids bike ride event takes place Saturday in Algood. “We want our families of course to […]
New Algood Park Opening For Public Use Next Week
The first phase of Algood’s new park is complete. The city will open the new facilities for public use on July 21st. City Administrator Keith Morrison said residents will see a new entrance, parking lot, bathroom and walkway. “Working through that process has been a pretty lengthy process,” Morrison said. “So, we’re just excited to […]
Algood Rejects Park Bids, Working On Lowering Costs To Rebid
All bids were rejected for phase one of Algood’s future 21-acre park during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The lowest bid came in at $1,054,900. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said rejecting the bids might be an unpopular decision but the alternative is coming up with more money towards the park. “We’re trying to be conservative with […]
Algood Creates Parks And Rec Director Position To Be Filled July 1
Algood has officially added a Parks and Recreation Director position to its list of department heads. The position was approved by the city council after public comment and second reading of the ordinance. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that Algood has two ways it goes about filling these positions. “It depends on what the council […]
Algood Taking Bids For Annual Sidewalk Projects
Algood will open bids for its sidewalk repair and concrete work next week with plans to target areas in the city’s master plan. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he takes these pre-bids annually to have someone on tap when sidewalk projects pop up. “As I find areas that need repair or if there’s smaller chunks […]
Algood To Consider Civil Plan Part 1 For Park
Algood City Council will consider Tuesday night the first phase of the civil engineering plan for the new Algood park. City Administrator Keith Morrison said this is the initial phase to get the project off the ground. “If we could get the entrance and the parking lot at least, and get some of that cleared […]
Algood Prepares to Decide on City Park Design Company
Algood is looking at two different design teams for implementing the city’s park design plan. City Administrator Keith Morrison said both Kimley-Horn and Clinton Engineering’s plans will be presented Tuesday night. Morrison said the city council will need to decide which firm to move forward with. “Which one of the companies that we will negotiate […]
