Tag Archives: City Of Cookeville

The Cookeville Planning Department considering options to limit parking along Eighth Street. This comes in response to several residents filing complaints about Tennessee Tech students parking in front of their homes. Planning Department Director Jon Ward said residents approached city officials a few months ago. “You know, the city has parking standards where you can park, distances you have to ... Read More »

Cookeville hotel bookings are beginning to return to normal, according to hotel administrators. Holiday Inn Chief Operating Officer Rich Tuckwell said bookings dropped to 20 percent occupancy in March when it would normally be 80 percent. “April was even more solid,” Tuckwell said. “[In] May we really started to notice a big turnaround, and June has been very solid for ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council plans to redeem over $7 million in bonds used to build the Highlands Business Park. This debt payoff will save the city over $300,000 in interest. Paying off these bonds will allow the city to move forward with the $19 million police station project. Finance Director Brenda Imel said paying off the bonds will bring down ... Read More »

The fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the Cookeville sky Saturday night. The Tennessee Air National Guard of Knoxville will fly a KC-135 Stratotanker across the center of town. “If you’ve ever seen on a movie, these very large aircraft that has almost looks like a tail hanging off the back, that’s where they refuel jets in flight,” ... Read More »

Although Cookeville City Council members thought they put the issue of a Confederate monument behind them, it appears Councilman Mark Miller will raise the issue again. Miller said the Sons of Confederate Veterans are in violation of a section of its 2000 contract with the Cookeville City Cemetery. He said he plans to raise the issue at Thursday’s council meeting. ... Read More »

Cookeville now has an FFA certified drone pilot for the first time in about a year. David Bailey was hired last July without the FAA certification, but with the understanding he would certified within one year of employment. Planning Department Director Jon Ward said using the drone has been beneficial for the city. “With the drone, we’ve just found it ... Read More »

Cookeville Vice-Mayor Laurin Wheaton said she feels more community dialogue needs to take place on the topic of race. Wheaton said that although she is sympathetic to Councilman Mark Miller’s concerns over Confederate symbols on city property, she feels like more discussion is needed to help keep the community united. “The way I want to do that is by coming ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council will not consider resolutions about confederate symbols on city property or monuments at the city cemetery. Both issues will likely be pursued through administrative means based on council directives to the City Manager. At Monday’s council work session, City Manager James Mills said he could enforce a policy that only a Tennessee state flag, an American ... Read More »

It will take the City of Cookeville up to a year to fully integrate Double Springs Utility District customers into the city. Cookeville Water and Sewer Department Director Ronnie Kelly said there is a lot of work to do in that area. “We’ll be bringing the council an engineering contract probably next month,” Kelly said. “That will be the design ... Read More »

The on-again-off-again development of a shopping center at the corner of East 10th Street and Old Kentucky Road in Cookeville appears to be on again. Cookeville’s Industrial Development Board Vice Chair Jim Martin said he was hopeful that a well-funded developer has come forward. The board voted Wednesday to approve a tentative agreement of a 10-year real estate abatement and ... Read More »