HRS Approves 2026 Budgets, Despite Facing Concerns
The Highlands Residential Services Board of Directors approved its proposed 2026 fiscal year budget Thursday, but with reservations. The budgets included all of the facilities in the housing authority. Highlands Residential Executive Director Chris Cassetty said the 2026 budget is projecting an estimated $210,000 to the good. That would be a $90,000 drop from 2025. […]
HRS Amends House Rules Including Rent Calculation
Highlands Residential Services has amended its house rules policy, part of which will change how the housing authority calculates tenant rent rates. Executive Director Chris Cassetty said in the past, when a tenant’s income changed, the housing authority would have to recalculate the rate immediately. Cassetty said new HUD regulations will not change the rent […]
Highlands Forms 2026 Annual Agency, Capital Fund Plan
Highlands Residential Services wants to transition public housing into more multi-family housing as part of its annual plan. Executive Director Chris Cassetty said the annual agency plan is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) every year. Cassetty said the plan lays out the goal of transitioning public housing into multi-family […]
Cookeville To Contribute $250K To HRS Redbud Village Proposed Housing
The City of Cookeville will vote to aid Highlands Residential Services with its proposed housing project with a $250,000 contribution. Highlands Director of Operations Chris Cassetty said Redbud Village is projected to be a 20-unit development geared towards victims of domestic violence or those at risk of homelessness. He said the city’s contribution will supplement […]
PCSS Interested In Exploring HRS Partnership In New Sewer Lift Station
Putnam County Schools is interested in exploring a partnership with Highlands Residential for a sewer lift station by Cane Creek School. Civil Engineer Scott Nicholson said that Highlands Residential is required to put a new sanitary and sewer lift station at its new development by the school. He said that the city thought with the […]
Highlands Residential Still Trying To Acquire Property For Low Income Housing
Cookeville’s Highlands Residential hopes to hear this week about its offer to buy 14 acres off Jackson St. Highland Residential offered $650,000 for the plot. Executive Director Dow Harris said he hopes to acquire the property to build at least 200 low income housing. “Well there could be a combination of public housing, it could […]
