Tag Archives: Cane Creek Park

1,500 rainbow trout released into the Cane Creek Park Lake Wednesday to provide winter fishing opportunities. Park Manager Dennis Woolbright said it is a partnership between the city and TWRA that began 12 years ago. “It’s convenient,” Woolbright said. “People that like to trout fish don’t have to travel a long ways, and they come right here in the city. ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the bid on a low pressure sewer system to expand service in the Shag Rag Road area. The $398,000 bid would expand service to multiple parcels on Dry Valley Road, Shag Rag Road and Contraband Road. Director of Water Quality Control Barry Turner said the city received just one bid. Council Member Eric Walker motioned approval ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider bidding out the next phase of trail resurfacing at Cane Creek Park. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the first phase of resurfacing was included with work on the north shoreline last year. He said they’ve budgeted money this year to continue repaving. “Because of the cost increases that we’ve seen in everything recently, we ... Read More »

Work progressing on mountain bike trails at Cookeville’s Cane Creek Park and Monterey’s Meadow Creek Park. Steven Myers is the Chapter President for Upper Cumberland Southern Off-Road Biking Association, an organization dedicated to creating and maintaining trails for off-road bicycles. He said so far, they’ve created about 3.5 miles of trails at Cane Creek with the hope of adding another ... Read More »

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 what we have in that ... Read More »

Paddle boats are back at Cane Creek Park. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the activity has been unavailable this summer. Woods said the lake level was lowered for shoreline work which limited rentals. The floating dock that we rented them from was basically on the ground, so we lowered the lake to be able to do some work ... Read More »

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 equipment across to that north ... Read More »

Putnam County residents can get their first glimpse of preliminary plans to develop 31 acres by Cane Creek Park Tuesday. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city wants to do a mile extension of the current walking trail to connect the recently purchased land. “One of the things that we heard in our system wide master plan process ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the final draft of its ten-year Leisure Services Master Plan Thursday evening. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the plan will help in efforts to get parks and recreation grants for Cookeville. “And this is a requirement for eligibility for grants, including the LPRF grant administered by TDEC,” Woods said. “I’m very pleased with the outcome ... Read More »

Cookeville’s long awaited Dog Park could open later this year. Approval of park features and amenities will be voted on by the Cookeville City Council Thursday. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said he would like to have obstacle courses, dog water fountains, shade structures and more. Woods said if approved, the features they order should arrive in the next four ... Read More »