Stevens Street Recycling Site Demolition Beginning Monday
Cookeville Public Works will begin demolition of the Stevens Street recycling site Monday. The front entrance off Stevens Street will close. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the city is demolishing the building the department uses to store seasonal equipment, with the goal of improving the site. “So we are gonna be demolishing this […]
Cookeville Looks To Build Additional Salt Storage Bin
Cookeville wants to build an additional salt storage bin as part of the makeover of the Stevens Street/Lowe Avenue recycling center. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the recycling center will be domed and moved with the goal of having enough space to provide a second salt storage bin. Mills said west side location would […]
Cookeville Set To Begin Stevens Street Project Monday
The City of Cookeville will begin construction on the Stevens Street Improvement Project Monday. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the project will start with work from Willow Avenue to South Franklin Avenue. Elrod said traffic will be impacted for the first two to three months. “They will daily have this section shut […]
Cookeville To Consider Bond For Road Improvement Projects
Cookeville City Council will consider moving forward Thursday night with another general obligation bond issuance of some $10 million. City Manager James Mills said the bonds would help with three projects: Phase II of the East 10th Street widening, Phase I of West Stevens Street improvements, and reimbursing the city’s general fund for the land […]
