TTU Capstone Students Working To Develop Program To Better Parking
A group of Tennessee Tech students is working to develop a program that will make parking on campus more efficient through a computer science capstone project. Lecturer Jesse Roberts said the idea was generated through a partnership with another institute. He said the basic idea is that it would look for available parking spots and […]
Putnam Doing What It Can To Help Business Owners Facing Parking Issues Near Justice Center
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the county is doing its best to mitigate parking issues with businesses near the Justice Center. Porter said the county’s two parking lots down the road for court parking have not been used as anticipated. Instead, people are parking at private businesses across the street. “We’re working with those […]
Putnam Justice Center Project Impacting Parking For Local Businesses
The Putnam County Justice Center addition project causing parking issues for some neighboring business owners. Mike Reel of Olympic Investment Group co-owns Liberty Square across the street that has some 20 businesses inside. Reel said the closure of the Justice Center ‘s main parking lot has worsened a long-term parking issue. “The days that they […]
New CRMC-City Parking Partnership Could Benefit Downtown
New parking lot partnership between Cookeville and Cookeville Regional Medical Center will benefit the city’s future downtown plans. CRMC bought the property on Cedar Avenue to serve as additional parking for the Emergency Room and Urgent Care Clinic. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the hospital has agreed to let the city use it for […]
CRMC To Consider N. Cedar Land Purchase For Additional Parking
Cookeville Regional Medical Center will consider purchasing some 40,000 square feet of land on North Cedar Avenue. The hospital board’s Finance Committee approved the purchase Tuesday night. CEO Paul Korth said the city of Cookeville offered the land back to the hospital after closing on it. “We will use this for parking, I think it […]
Parking Advisory Issued For WCHS Commencement Ceremony
A parking advisory has been issued for Warren County High School’s graduation Friday. While parking has always been an issue at the Middle School during the commencement ceremony, Director of Schools Grant Swallows said that construction projects at the middle school will exacerbate the issue. Graduation guests will be shuttled to and from WCMS from […]
Monterey Surveying Bee Rock To Widen Entry And Create Parking
Monterey is in the planning stages to create more parking spaces at Bee Rock overlook. Mayor JJ Reels said the goal is to widen the gravel entryway to the sandstone flattop that would be used for some 20 parking spaces. “Tried for a while to get the survey company to come back out, and they’ve […]
Crossville Drafts Lease Agreement To Bring More Parking
Crossville is drafting a lease agreement with the owners of the Cravens Building to bring more parking to the downtown area. City Attorney William Ridley said the lessor has agreed to a five year deal costing the city $1 per year. “It’s owned by a partnership, so they’ve got to all get together and agree […]
Gainesboro Approves Plan For Future Roadway And Mobility Improvements
The Gainesboro Board of Aldermen has adopted two comprehensive plans with the goal to improve roadways and community mobility. Mayor Lloyd Williams said by passing a strategy for future improvements, it increases the city’s chances of obtaining grant funding. “Points out where we need crosswalks at, parking, sidewalks, ADA sidewalks,” Williams said. “We can’t apply […]
Initial Work Started On Putnam Jail Expansion, Groundbreaking Set For October
Preliminary work has begun on the Putnam County Jail expansion project in its lower parking lot this week. Sheriff Eddie Farris said that engineers have been on-site working to finalize details and ensure everything is ready to break ground sometime in October. Farris said the construction company has been working with their partners on initial […]
