Ditty Road Hopefully To Reopen In Next Few Weeks
Paving work on Baxter’s Ditty Road started Thursday night. The road has been closed since June 20th while utilities were extended to Portabello. City Engineer Tom Bennett said since the extension is complete crews can repave the road and get it closer to reopening. “Asphalt operations in the freezing temperatures and I know we’ve got […]
Baxter Makes Plans For Ditty Road Closure Starting June 20th
Baxter officials met with contractors and Portobello officials to discuss Ditty Road’s planned closure starting Tuesday, June 20th. Mayor John Martin said that the road will be closed as they extend water and sewer to Portobello’s new facility. “We’re going to close Ditty Road to all local traffic,” Martin said. “But we’re going to leave […]
TDOT Started Acquisition For New Ditty Road Project In Baxter
TDOT has started the right-of-way acquisition process for the new road towards Portobello. Baxter Mayor John Martin said at a Tuesday night meeting that property acquisition will be going up Baxter Road across where the new Ditty Road will be. “We’ve got quite a few that’s already agreed to donate the property,” Martin said. “And […]
Putnam Planning Commission Approves Preliminary 49-Lot Moss Road Plat
Putnam County Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat of a new 49-lot subdivision on some 47.72 acres along Moss Road. The proposed subdivision near the Ditty Road intersection was approved, but with a few stipulations. Planning Director Kevin Rush said that there could be potential sight issues along the road. “Depending on the exact location […]
Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District Upgrading Waterlines
The Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District is gearing up for two major waterline replacement projects. Consulting Engineer Mike Callahan said that starting in three to four weeks work will start to upgrade service lines to about 500 homes south of Ditty Road. Callahan said that following that project, eight inch pipe will go in […]
Putnam And Baxter Fire Crews Extinguish Ditty Rd. Brush Fire
Baxter and Putnam County fire crews have extinguished a Ditty Road brush fire Tuesday afternoon. Baxter Fire Chief Matthew White said crews responded to a property near the city limits at about 2:00 p.m. “There was no structures that were involved,” White said. “The gentlemen who owns the property appeared to be where he had […]
Preliminary Approval Of Willow Estates Subdivision
The Putnam County Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat Tuesday night for a 28-lot subdivision off Ditty Road. The Willow Estates development will be built off Sunbright Circle, a 7-lot subdivision built around a cul-de-sac. Planning Director Kevin Rush said the cul-de-sac would be extended some 1,220 feet for the new development. There are also […]
