Cookeville City Council To Vote Thursday On Henley Drive Extension
The Cookeville City Council will decide Thursday on awarding a bid for the extension of Henley Drive from Sam’s Street to Bunker Hill Road. Cookeville City Manager James Mills presented the details during Monday’s work session. Mills said the extension has been part of the major street plan for decades and involves a unique collaboration […]
Council Wants To Move On Connection Willow To Jefferson
Cookeville officials discussed authorizing the City Manager to acquire land rights for a new east-west connector street linking South Willow and South Jefferson Avenue, during Monday’s work session. The street would be located south of I-40. Cookeville City Manager James Mills presented a resolution allowing for land acquisition through donation, negotiation, or eminent domain. Mills […]
Cookeville Wants To Use Tornado Funds For Cane Creek Upgrade
Cookeville Officials want to use disaster relief funds to make sewer system improvements and repairs to the Cane Creek pump station. City Administrator James Mills said the county was allocated an estimated $10 million from the state’s Community Development Block Grant Program following the 2020 tornado. Mills said the city is eligible for an estimated […]
Council Approved Energy Department Bid, Clinic Land
Cookeville City Council approved a change order Thursday night for phase two of the new Energy Department Facility off South Jefferson Avenue. Bids for concrete and steel for the project came in at some $2.43 million. That is $141,000 under budget, according to Energy Department Director Carl Haney. Council also approved the purchase of land […]
Cookeville Supporting Changes To Annexation Process
Cookeville City Council approved a resolution Thursday night to encourage state representatives to reauthorize annexation laws that would allow majority property owner consent. The law would bypass referendums if the two/thirds of the property owners in the proposed area provided written consent for annexation. City Manager James Mills said the law would reduce delays and […]
Cookeville Pushing For Stricter Sober Living Home Restrictions
Cookeville City Council is pushing to include Putnam County in an amended Tennessee Code that would allow cities and towns to more strictly regulate sober living homes. City Manager James Mills said sober living homes in Cookeville have been a topic of discussion for several years. “The city has received calls with concerns and sometimes […]
Cookeville Enhancing Parking Enforcement Around Tech
Growing issues of Tennessee Tech Students illegally parking on public streets have led the Cookeville Police Department to increase parking enforcement around campus. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the city has received several complaints from residents, businesses, and motorists about students parking illegally. Students seem to be focused on 8th, 9th, and 10th Streets […]
Cookeville Council Approves Contract For New ERP Software
Cookeville City Council has approved a 10-year, $2.4 million contract for a new financial record keeping software. The Enterprise Resource Planning software includes purchasing, payroll, and time keeping. Cookeville Finance Director Jenni Nisewinder said Cookeville’s current software has been in use since 1997 and has not kept up with the times. Nisewinder said the new […]
Council Concerned About Changes Subdividing Property
A proposal to allow subdividing commercial property from the Planning Commission raised questions among Cookeville City Council members Monday. One concern was how the city would ensure subdivided properties would meet parking requirements if the use were to be changed. Community Development Director Jon Ward said it would essentially be an HOA-like model, where owners […]
Cookeville Celebrates Completion Of New Pickleball Courts
Cookeville leaders celebrated the completion of eight new pickleball courts at Cane Creek Park Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting. Construction of the pickleball courts took several months to complete due to soil issues. City Manager James Mills said it was great to finally see the project completed. “It’s very exciting,” Mills said. “There was some question […]
