Candidates Detail Mental Demands Of Seeking Office
Candidates will put in the final hours of work Election Day, but former candidates said the emotional fatigue of the final hours can be the hardest part of the campaign. Former Cookeville City Council member Jim Woodford said he views election day as more stressful than the months of campaigning because of the emotional weight […]
Developer Asks For Delay In Wendy’s Signage Discussion At Old Kentucky
Cookeville City Council accepted a request Thursday night to postpone an appeals hearing on additional signage for the Old Kentucky Road shopping development. Developer Wayne Cravens had asked for the hearing after the Planning Commission denied an additional free standing pole sign for a proposed Wendy’s fast food location. “He is evaluating moving an approved […]
Cookeville Planning Rezone Former Claude Darwin Despite Parking Concerns
Cookeville’s former Claude Darwin Housing Units have been rezoned, allowing the remaking of that property to go forward. The Cookeville Planning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning. Concerns raised about the complex continuing with on-street parking only. Community Development Director Jon Ward said there was not much that could be done. “Being as this has existed […]
Cookeville Planning To Hold Off On Buck Mountain Property Rezoning
Cookeville Planning Commission will consider a rezoning of a Buck Mountain Road property at its next meeting. Chair Jim Woodford said they could not consider the rezoning because the City Council had rescinded a sewer agreement at its meeting. “For it to be zoned RS-10 it would have to have access to sewer,” Woodford said. […]
Downtown Cookeville Living Taking Next Step In Process
Cookeville Planning Commission approved the next step toward downtown Cookeville living. Commission Chair Jim Woodford said the West Side Connection plan will bring some 21 lots of varying residential structures to the old Builders Supply Company property on North Cedar Avenue. “As far as having a substantial number of people living in our downtown footprint, […]
Cookeville Planning Commission Approves E. Spring Street Plat Amidst Traffic Concerns
Cookeville Planning Commission gave conditional approval for the preliminary plat for 128 lots off of East Spring Street. The developer has indicated he will perform a traffic study for the 9-acre plat near East Hudgens Street. Chair Jim Woodford said that the development brings traffic concerns. “On the construction of this project, the fact that […]
