Cookeville Approves Tennessee Avenue Access Points
Cookeville City Council approved two new public street access points on Tennessee Avenue. One access point will be for properties located north of the Nashville Eastern Railroad, and the other with connect Event Center Drive between the Fairgrounds and the county’s bus and maintenance garage. Council Member Eric Walker said though the city’s plan is […]
Cookeville Considering Changes To Code Payments
The Cookeville City Council considering amending the municipal code regarding taxpayer and consumer payments. Cookeville City Clerk Darian Coons said the amended code will state that the city may accept payment options of cash, checks, money orders, e-checks, and card payments from taxpayers and consumers for the payment of taxes, goods, or services provided by […]
Cookeville Considers Purchase Of More Automatic Meters
The Cookeville City Council discussed purchasing another batch of gas meters for the city’s automatic metering project during Tuesday’s work session. Energy Department Director Carl Haney said the city is looking at buying an additional 4,000 gas meters for an estimated $411,000. Haney said he would like to purchase more meters even though the city […]
Cookeville Applying For $190K Grant For Hazardous Materials
Cookeville applying for an estimated $190,000 grant in hopes of purchasing new training equipment for the city’s fire department. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant is administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. With I-40 and Highway 111 being popular routes to transport hazardous chemicals, Young said the fire […]
Cookeville Authorizes Change Order for South Jefferson
Cookeville City Council authorized the city manager to execute a change order for the South Jefferson Avenue Waterline Replacement Project Thursday night. This is the third change order for the project that initially began in 2023. Cookeville Water and Sewer Director Barry Turner said the change order is to replace two sections of sewer lines […]
Cookeville Breaks Ground On Energy Department Facility
Cookeville leaders broke ground on the city’s new $2.3 million Energy Department Facility Thursday afternoon. The city began the process of combining the city’s electric and gas departments over a year ago. City Council Member Eric Walker said breaking ground is an exciting step for the city. “Combining the Cookeville Electric Department and the Gas […]
Cookeville’s New Energy Building Project Starting Soon
Site work on the Cookeville’s new Energy Department facility set to begin as early as next Monday. Energy Department Director Carl Haney said bids for the site work completely so work can begin before the fall and wet weather come. Haney said the low bid of some $1.9 million came back under budget. Haney said […]
T-DOT Offers To Fix Cookeville’s Buffalo Valley Bridge
T-DOT has offered to take over the replacement of the Buffalo Valley Bridge over Cane Creek from the City Of Cookeville. Community Development Director Jon Ward told council during Monday’s work session the city initiated work on the bridge a few years ago. Ward said the city’s repairs to the bridge at that time were […]
Cookeville Ready To Move Forward On Cane Creek Courts
Cookeville City Council ready to approve the next step of leveling the pads for the construction of Cane Creek pickleball courts. The city received a change order of an estimated $42,700 from the contractor. The contractor would resume operations on August 21 and have the project completed by October 13. City Manager James Mills said […]
Cookeville To Consider Density Rezoning On Bill Smith
Cookeville City Council will consider a rezoning request Thursday for a 3.86 acre property on Bill Smith Road. The request would change the zoning from RS-20 single-family residential to an RS-10 single-family residential zone. If the rezoning is approved, it would double the number of houses that can be built on the property from six […]
