Cookeville Provides Update On Annexation Plans Of Services
Cookeville Officials updated residents on plans to extend municipal services into annexed areas during the city’s annual progress report. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the report covered 12 areas annexed into the city between 2000 and 2018. Ward said all required municipal services are being provided in the annexed areas. “Across all areas, the […]
Cookeville Planning Looking To Update Major Street Plan
The Cookeville Municipal Planning Commission began the process of updating the city’s Major Street Plan during a Tuesday work session. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the plan currently includes 54 street projects, from paving new streets, to extending existing streets, adding turning lanes to changing intersections. One new project the commission discussed was […]
Cookeville Appeals To Hear Coffee Shop Drive-Thru Variance
The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a variance for a proposed coffee shop Thursday night on Willow Avenue across from the new Home Depot/Target. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the variance would eliminate a bypass lane for the drive-thru. Ward said the city’s ordinance requires a minimum 12-foot-wide lane where traffic […]
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 […]
Planning Denies Secondary Access For Proposed Church
A secondary access point for a proposed church on Cookeville’s Neal Street will not move forward after several residents voiced concerns. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requested a secondary access point on Maple Point Drive in addition to an access point on Neal Street after completing a traffic impact study. 28 households […]
Dodson Branch Annexation Hearing To Be Set Thursday
Cookeville City Council will set a new date Thursday for a public hearing on the annexation of some 275 acres around Dodson Branch Road. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the total cost to service the area would be an estimated $7.5 million. If the city moves forward with annexation, the decision would go […]
Cookeville Approves Purchase Of Old Wilson Plant
Cookeville City Council approved the purchase of the old Wilson Plant property Thursday. The city will spend $3.2 million on the purchase from HCA Health Services. Council Member Eric Walker said purchasing the property supports local business owners. “This gives us the opportunity to take what has been a site that nobody has been able […]
Cookeville Considers Dodson Branch Annexation Study
The Cookeville City Council received a proposal Monday to annex a part of the Dodson Branch area. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city did an annexation study on the Dodson Branch Area which revealed two possible scenarios. One includes 131 acres. The other, 252 acres. Ward said the estimated cost to provide […]
Cookeville Planning Studying Truck Stop, Gas Codes
The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider ordinance amendments defining truck stops, automobile and truck field centers, and gasoline and motor fuel retail. Economic and Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city recently received several calls from developers asking about potential gas facility locations. “We are just looking to clarify some of that language in […]
Truck Parking Increased At Old Cookeville Mall; No Ordinances Against
Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city has no ordinances against trucks parking for long hours in the Cookeville Mall parking lot. In recent weeks, tractor trailers can be seen lined along the Interstate 40 fence of the former mall. A citizen voiced concern after almost being hit on two different occasions by […]
