Baxter Approves Utility Agreement For Subdivision Project
Baxter moved one step closer for a subdivision project on Highway 70 during Thursday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting. The board approved Mayor John Martin signing an agreement with the Double Springs Utility District. Martin said this will run a 12 inch water line to the project. Martin said this will provide adequate water flow […]
Commissioners Write Off EMS Debt
Putnam County Commissioners voted to write off some $627,000 in noncollectable debt from Putnam County EMS Monday night. The amount represents about 8 percent of the ambulance service’s revenues. County Mayor Randy Porter said the county has a debt collection service that tries to collect the money and has been successful at doing so. He […]
Integration Of Double Springs Will Begin This Summer
It will take the City of Cookeville up to a year to fully integrate Double Springs Utility District customers into the city. Cookeville Water and Sewer Department Director Ronnie Kelly said there is a lot of work to do in that area. “We’ll be bringing the council an engineering contract probably next month,” Kelly said. […]
Cookeville Budget, Utility Purchase Approved
Cookeville City Council approved the 2020-2021 budget on second reading Thursday night. The budget totals $29.656 million in expenses. That’s an increase of roughly $500,000 from the current fiscal year. Revenues are budgeted at $29.119 million. The property tax rate remains at $0.99. That includes $0.72 going to the general fund, $0.15 to the transportation […]
Double Springs Agrees To Deal With Cookeville
The Double Springs Utility District has agreed to sell the City Of Cookeville a portion of its water service area. Cookeville will pay 1.84 million for the 4.5 square miles. It includes 535 customers. City Manager James Mills said the agreement is fair to both sides. “Some of these areas like on Ridgedale (Drive) have […]
Cookeville Water Expanding Services To Double Springs
Cookeville’s water department is negotiating a purchase of the rights to serve water to a portion of Double Springs Utility District’s customers. The purchase would include around 490 Double Springs’ customers located in the city limits of Cookeville. Cookeville Director of Water and Sewer Ronnie Kelly said said he delivered the latest version of the […]
