Crossville Fire Opens New Station, Enhances Public Safety
Crossville Fire Chief Chris South said this week’s relocation of Fire Station Two to a more centralized location will improve emergency response times for the northern part of the community. The new facility is located at 68 Cotton Patch Drive, situated in the heart of the industrial district between Interstate Drive and Genesis Road. The […]
Cookeville Finds New Fire Station 2 Property
Cookeville has a potential agreement to purchase land for new Fire Station Two on North Washington Avenue. The total purchase price $650,000. City Manager James Mills said the two parcels combine to create a 1.2 acre plot, one block north of the existing station. “We’ll also have our engineers confirm that the proposed station will […]
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 […]
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 […]
