West End Park Getting New Playground Equipment
Cookeville’s West End Park will be getting multiple upgrades after neighborhood residents let the city know what they want to see improved. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said they addressed safety concerns at the multi-purpose field by cleaning up brush and trees surrounding the area. Woods said the city will re-purpose the volleyball court with […]
UC Habitat for Humanity Blesses 85th Home
Upper Cumberland’s Habitat for Humanity completed its 85th house blessing Tuesday. Family and friends of the Soulet family gathered to write messages of love on the studs before the house is completed. Executive Director Pam Ealey said the Soulet home located at West End Park will accommodate three generations. “They will always have those special […]
Cookeville’s Next Steps After West End Park Meeting
Cookeville city officials have neighborhood feedback on West End Park, and will begin planning and pricing the ideas. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said he was pleased with the input and interest he heard Tuesday night. One of the ideas multiple people expressed is rebuilding the community center. Woods said the neighborhood is not the […]
West End Park Neighbors Ask About Community Center
West End Neighborhood residents want to see park additions that benefit the next generation of the neighborhood. Cookeville Officials held an open meeting Tuesday night to see what developments neighborhood residents wanted. Multiple residents, including Natalie Okorji, spoke out that the community center has never been replaced. “That facility that we had growing up, we […]
Community Meeting for West End Park Enhancements
Cookeville is hosting a community input meeting to hear local ideas for the future of West End Park on October 6. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city has been accounting for costs, boundaries and playground updates in the park. However, Woods said the goal of the meeting is to step back and hear […]
City Seeking Feedback on West End Park
The City of Cookeville is looking for citizen feedback on how to use different areas of West End Park. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the volleyball court and playground are atop the list. There are just under four acres at West End Park the city is looking to re-purpose and enhance. A splash pad […]
Cookeville Exploring Ways To Connect Depot To Rail Trail
The city of Cookeville is exploring ways to connect the Rail Trail from the Cookeville Depot to Cane Creek Park. Cookeville City Councilman Chuck Womack said the project would be separated into two parts. First, building a trail from West End Park to Cane Creek. Then, extending the trail from West End to the depot. […]
West End Park Renovations Underway
Cookeville’s West End Park will receive two new basketball goals with a resurfaced court. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city tries to keep the park updated every five years for the families at the West End communities. “I can not tell you the actually numbers of people that use it, but is is […]
