Tag Archives: Commission

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Crossville City Council will meet with Upland Design Group to review options for its indoor recreation facility project. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at city hall. The Overton County Commission will consider approving a bid for a jail roof project Monday. The county received four bids in total. Commissioners will vote on ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Cookeville Planning Commission will consider action to add campgrounds within local commercial districts. The item was tabled for further study last month. If approved, developments such as RV parks would be allowed. The commission will also decide to further study the preliminary plat for the Putnam County Bus Garage and Road Maintenance Department. ... Read More »

Van Buren County Commissioners will hold a special called meeting January 31st to discuss using the state insurance plan. The county has the opportunity by March to move its employees to one of four state plans. Van Buren County Mayor David Sullivan said these are the plans only county teachers previously had access to, but the state has expanded to ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Putnam County Commission will consider action that would allow a land purchase from Cookeville Tuesday. Commissioners will vote on an option that would allow the county to purchase 92.54 acres over the next six years if needed. The land is known as the Trinity Property. A resolution will also be considered to request ... Read More »

The Overton County Commission will not meet Monday night due to a lack of business. Commissioners were set to gather at 5:00 p.m. A rescheduled date was not shared. The next meeting is currently set for the second Monday of February. Read More »

Debt load, economic uncertainties and the real need cited as reasons Putnam County Commissioners voted against the bond to build the upper grade wing of Park View School. A 12 to 12 vote Tuesday night means the $16.5 million bond proposal failed to reach a majority. Commissioner David Andrews voted against funding the project. He said he worries about a ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said Tuesday night’s special called meeting will be one of the tougher decisions that this new commission will have to face. The commission will vote on a $16.5 million bond to build the 5-8 grade portion of the Park View school. Porter said even the previous commission contemplated the decision before new members joined. “They ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland the Putnam County Commission will vote on funding to complete the Park View School. Commissioners gather for a special called meeting Tuesday to consider a $16.5 million bond. The money will be used to construct the upper grade wing of the K-8 school. Business begins at 6:00 p.m. The Overton County Commission meets Monday ... Read More »

The Putnam County Budget Committee recommended building the upper grade wing of the new Park View School Monday and did it without a property tax increase. The full commission will consider a $16.5 million 25-year bond in a special called meeting next week. The funding option was presented by Mayor Randy Porter. It delays the interest and principal payments a ... Read More »

The Putnam County Commission will hold a special called meeting sometime in December to consider funding the 5-8th grade wing of the new Park View School. During a Fiscal Review Committee meeting Monday night, Director of Schools Corby King presented a quote that would require an additional $16.5 million. Commission Chair Ben Rodgers said the county’s budget committee will have ... Read More »