Cookeville City Council Candidates Weigh In On Community Issues
Growth, growing pains, diversity, police and fire coverage, the future of Cookeville Regional, and the need to elect the mayor individually…some of the issues discussed by the 11 candidates for Cookeville City Council Tuesday night. The 11 candidates participated in a 90-minute forum where residents had the chance to ask questions of concern. Candidate Dee […]
Cookeville Planning Denies Reclassification Request On Old Kentucky
Cookeville Planning Commission denied a reclassification request Monday night that would have reclassified land near Food City to Planned Commercial Development. The lot on North Old Kentucky Road and East 10th Street is currently deemed appropriate for Low-Density residential development in Cookeville’s 2030 Plan. The commission heard almost an hour of public comment citing concerns […]
Cookeville Officials Will Consider Plans For Sewage Capacity Fees
Cookeville officials will begin work on new proposals for sewage capacity fees. That after a Monday roundtable with city council members and at least six developers. They discussed the issue of how much costs developers should cover when it comes to such fees. Developer Chad Gilbert said that he believes they should contribute to the […]
Baxter Planning Approves Rezoning For Future Single, Multi-Family Home Site
Baxter Planning Commission approved rezoning a 60-acre property off Baxter Road. The zone would go from Low-Density Residential to a Super High-Density Residental. The request came from Dixon Trust. Dixton Trust Representative Chad Gilbert said that the development would be a mixed-use site of both single and multi-family homes. He said that while it was […]
