Cookeville Leisure Services To Apply For BlueCross Grant
Cookeville Leisure Services Department will apply for a BlueCross Healthy Place grant. Director Rick Woods said if awarded, they hope to use the funding to develop the old soccer fields at Cane Creek Park. “The great thing is because we did our 2021 Master Plan, what we saw in looking at the grant criteria and […]
Vandalism At Cookeville City Parks Not Uncommon
With multiple reports over the last week of parks across Putnam County being broken into, vandalism at Cookeville city parks is not an uncommon occurrence. Cookeville Leisure Service Director Rick Woods said that they typically see an increase in these instances during the summer months. He said that there is not one park that sees […]
Tuesday Deadline To Remove Flowers In Cookeville Cemetery For Mowing Season
Cookeville Cemetery wants to remind visitors to clear decorations from the ground by Tuesday for mowing season. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that the city asks this to help maintain the grounds. “We have over the holiday season, oftentimes people will bring arrangements and flowers and put them on the ground,” Woods said. “And […]
Cane Creek Pedestrian Bridge Work Begun
Work has begun on widening a pedestrian bridge in Cookeville’s Cane Creek Park. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that this work will serve as a precursor to saving the shoreline of the trail in Cane Creek. “For us to be able to stabilize the shoreline we need to be able to get trucks and […]
Cookeville Hosting Public Drop-In Meeting For Input On Aquatics Facility
Cookeville Leisure Services wants feedback on ideas for the upcoming aquatics facility project. Director Rick Woods said that the department will host a public meeting on Tuesday, January 25th. He said that it will be an opportunity for the community to see what’s possible for the facility and rank their favorites. “For example do we […]
Cookeville Aquatic Center Steering Committee Discusses Preliminary Ideas
Cookeville’s Aquatic Center Steering Committee met for the first time this week. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that members met with architectural firm Lose Designs and Water Technology Incorporated, a water park design company. He said that they discussed preliminary information about what exactly the community will want in an aquatics facility. “Community has […]
Leisure Services Accepting Bids For Cane Creek Culvert Widening
Cookeville Leisure Services has opened bids for a Cane Creek culvert widening project. Director Rick Woods said that widening the culvert will help facilitate work in stabilizing the lake’s north shoreline. “To be able to get that more effectively and efficiently,” Woods said. “We need to be able to widen what we call the bridge […]
Supply Chain Issues Affecting Cookeville City Department Vehicle Purchase
Supply chain issues are creating difficulties for several Cookeville city departments to purchase vehicles. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that his department received notice of a canceled order after the city council approved the purchase of a single-axel dump truck through Sourcewell. Woods said the discovery of a new contract available through the […]
Cookeville Will Explore Feasibility Study For Potential Ice Center
Cookeville City Council will consider ordering a feasibility study for a possible indoor ice center. Rick Woods said at a city council work session Monday night that the study with Lose Design would take some 12 to 15 weeks to complete. “They’ll come in and they’ll do some market research,” Woods said. “They’ll develop the […]
Cookeville Budgeting To Save Cane Creek Lake Shore From Erosion
The city of Cookeville is budgeting some $250,000 to begin the rescue of the north shore of Cane Creek Lake from erosion. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the work would save the walking trails that are at risk of washing away. “It’s been gradual over a period of time,” Woods said. “You know we’ve […]
