Cookeville Considers $200K Playground Surface Renovation
The Cookeville City Council considered a major renovation to the Heart of the City Playground on Monday, with a proposal to repair and replace its surface. Leisure Services Director Chad McDonald said the playground surface that protects children when they fall is over 10 years old and has started to crack in several places. McDonald […]
Cookeville Considering Jefferson Utility Work For Repave
Cookeville City Council ready to award a bid for utility work on Jefferson Avenue following a Monday work session. Cookeville Sewer and Water Department Director Barry Turner said the project is tied to T-DOT’s project of widening Jefferson Avenue and the full repave of the street. Turner said while most of the underground work has […]
Cookeville To Make Improvements To Green Gate Lane
The Cookeville City Council discussed moving forward with paving and relocating a waterline on Green Gate Lane to assist with The Willows Development. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the improvements are the result of an agreement with Willow Avenue Church of Christ to acquire an estimated 20-feet of right of way on the south […]
Cookeville Considers Crisis Response Program Continuation
The Cookeville City Council discussed the future of the Cookeville Community Response Program during Monday’s work session, weighing whether to continue the initiative. City Manager James Mills said the city has partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health through a grant to provide a response team rather than police to respond to non-violent mental crisis events. Cookeville […]
Cookeville To Vote On Subdividing Commercial Units
Cookeville City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday on an amendment to permit subdividing commercial units into individual lots. When the amendment was first proposed in November, the council had concerns regarding how existing commercial developments would be impacted by the change. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city’s planning commission revised the […]
Cookeville To Consider Purchasing More Automated Meters
Cookeville City Council will consider the purchase this week of more automated meters for the city’s Energy and Water departments. Energy Director Carl Haney told council during a Monday work session said this batch of meters will mark a significant milestone. The city trying to automate all of its meters. “This will complete our electric […]
Cookeville Wants To Use Tornado Funds For Cane Creek Upgrade
Cookeville Officials want to use disaster relief funds to make sewer system improvements and repairs to the Cane Creek pump station. City Administrator James Mills said the county was allocated an estimated $10 million from the state’s Community Development Block Grant Program following the 2020 tornado. Mills said the city is eligible for an estimated […]
CRMC Close To Moving Forward On Rehabilitation Facility
Cookeville Regional told the Cookeville City Council during a Monday work session it is close to moving forward with the new inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Cookeville Regional would need the council’s approval to finalize a joint venture with Encompass Health. That includes a ground lease agreement, and approval to issue bonds for the construction of the […]
Cookeville Hosts Growth Boundary Public Hearing Thursday
Cookeville City Council is set to host its first public hearing this Thursday on the city’s proposed urban growth boundary expansion. The Cookeville Planning Commission has already approved a plan that expands to the east, south, and west by an estimated 4,225 acres or 6.6 square miles. Community Development Director Jon Ward said areas in […]
Cookeville To Consider Purchase Miller Road Property
Cookeville City Council will consider the purchase of property at 180 Miller Road, the current home of the Wags and Whiskers Spay and Neuter Clinic. City Manager James Mills told council during a Monday work session the Animal Control Board was approached by the property owner about purchasing the property. Mills said the city has […]
