Planners Vote To Close and Abandon Part Of W. 14th Street

Cookeville Planning Commissioners have voted to close, abandon, and declare surplus a portion of W. 14th Street.

Planning Director John Ward said Mr. Donnie Elkins wants to use part of the dead end street as an entrance for a new development.

“Mr. Elkins has previously submitted a site plan to the City of Cookeville for a proposed multi-family development at 1209 North Willow Avenue. The site is located just North of T-Mart,” Ward said. “They’ve filled in significantly at this site in order to pursue some type of multi-family development. Possibly a townhome development, but nothing has officially been submitted to the planning department.”

Ward noted that Elkins owns all of the property surrounding the area in question.

“This segment of W. 14th Street consists of approximately 50 linear feet of street with a right-of-way width of approximately 27-feet, for a total of 1,306 square feet,” Ward said. “Mr. Elkins purchased the home located at 162 W. 14th Street and combined this with his existing property to incorporate with the proposed development. The total acreage of the property is approximately 6.6 acres.”

Planning Commissioners unanimously approved the developer’s request for closure during Monday’s meeting.