Council To Vote On Fire Department Preconstruction
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to approve bids for preconstruction work for Fire Stations Two and Three. City Manager James Mills said a price of some $719,000 was the lowest of four bids. He said W&O Construction, the low bidder, is the same company the city used for the Cookeville Police Department headquarters. “This […]
Council To Vote On Design Work For 2 Fire Stations
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to authorize an architectural agreement for the construction of two fire stations. City Manager James Mills said he and City Attorney Dan Rader have spent the last several weeks crafting the agreement that stipulates the contract includes a fee not to exceed $325,000. He said he expects the two […]
New Cookeville Fire Stations Will Have Modernized Safety
More space and a better focus on the safety of firefighters are part of Cookeville’s plans for a new Fire Station Three. The city closed this week on land along Gould Drive for the facility. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said the station being replaced is some 50 years old, and a lot has changed. […]
Cookeville Closes On Gould Drive Property For Fire Station 3
Cookeville closed a deal Monday that acquired a Gould Drive property to house the city’s Fire Station Three. City Manager James Mills said the process took a lot longer than he would have liked. He said after years of searching, he and Fire Chief Benton Young identified this property as the best they had come […]
Cookeville Council Will Vote On Property For Fire Station 3
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to purchase land on Gould Drive as the new home of Fire Station Three. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the property is approximately 1.6 acres. Mills said the seller dropped the price because the city discovered a small piece of wetlands on the property. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton […]
