Tag Archives: City Council

Former Crossville City Councilman Rob Harrison is back on the council. Harrison sworn in this week after being appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Mayor RJ Crawford. Crawford has two years left as a councilman when elected. Harrison was one of three candidates that ran for two open council seats in November. Harrison was not re-elected but will ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council unanimously voted to purchase the Village Inn on first reading Tuesday night. A $450,000 price tag with $20,000 in earnest money. The low-income housing will close 60 days after the third reading of the purchase. Mayor RJ Crawford said the city has no plans for the facility at this time. A period of public comment will ... Read More »

Crossville City Council members will not consider the purchase of the Village Inn until January. The item was up for discussion but tabled during a Tuesday work session. City Attorney Randy York said the owner needed to further discuss the possibility with his attorney. Owner Dr. Robert “Buck” Wood has offered to sell the inn to the city for $450,000. ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved on first reading an ordinance Thursday night amending the city’s code setting new sewer tap fees. Water Quality Control Director Barry Turner said the last time the fees were updated was in 2005. He said with so much new development going on, it was important to update these fees to recoup the cost of creating sewer ... Read More »

Randy York appointed as Crossville’s new city attorney Friday. He replaces William Ridley who was elected as Circuit Court Judge in August. The City Council considered five applicants in a special called meeting. York received all five votes after the council narrowed down the selection to three candidates. Read More »

The Crossville City Council voted 3-2 against the termination of City Manager Greg Wood Friday. Wood’s suspension was also lifted in a separate vote during the same meeting. The council voted 3-2 in favor of Wood resuming work as soon as possible. The matter was discussed in a special called meeting after the results of a third-party investigation was shared ... Read More »

Crossville might be the golf capital of Tennessee, but one group is looking to also make Crossville the pickleball capital of Tennessee. Cumberland County Pickleball Ambassador Chuck Black said the city has potential to recruit major tournaments if it installed eight to 12 covered courts. “We’re suggesting that we use Opelika, Alabama as a model,” Black said. “They have a ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Livingston Board of Aldermen will meet Monday at 6:00 p.m. The regularly scheduled meeting comes just three days after the State Comptroller Office sited several issues regarding evidence and missing money in the Livingston Police Department. In a letter to the board and mayor, District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said that the “awful circumstances” ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved on second reading the rezoning of the Lovelady Road project to single-family residential. A transitional zone will be rezoned RS-10, while the remaining acres will be changed to RS 5. The vote was approved 4 to 1, with Council Member Eric Walker the lone no vote. Council also approved the rezoning of the old Norwalk property ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council passed an ordinance on first reading that would allow alcohol to be served on city property. Mayor James Mayberry said the permit-based process would operate through the city’s Beer Board. “We’re getting a lot of activity downtown at our amphitheater, concert series and so on and so fourth putting requests to serve alcohol,” Mayberry said. “We ... Read More »