Tag Archives: Cookeville City Council

Cookeville City Council approved the submittal of an Assistance to Firefighters Grant application. The grant application will be sent to the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. Fire Chief Benton Young said that the grant will be used to purchase 50 portable and 12 mobile P-25 compliant radios. “If awarded the grant would be $53,974 It has a ten percent ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a $19,000 deduction on the final payment for renovations to the Little Creek Pump Station Thursday night. The renovations to the 1980s-era system were to be completed in April. Water and Sewer Department Director Ronnie Kelly said COVID-related issues delayed the final completion date some 115 days. “We bent over backward giving days,” Kelly said. “The ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider awarding bids for the Cane Creek Culvert Widening Project during its Thursday night meeting. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that the lowest of three bids came from Mack Construction at $85,400. He said that the work will be to widen the bridge on the north side of the lake. “This allows us to create ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Public Works Department is already prepping for winter storms by purchasing road de-icing salt. Director Greg Brown said that de-icing salt plays a key role in driving on icy roads. However, he said there can be a point where it becomes less effective. “The colder it is the less efficient the salt works,” Brown said. “So when it gets ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider a negotiation of the purchase of facilities from Upper Cumberland Electric to serve the city’s Water Intake Pumping Facility. Water Quality Control Department Director Ronnie Kelly said that they would purchase a primary meter and a depreciated transformer feeding the intake from UCEMC. “In August there was a tree that fell across the electric line ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider approving an updated life insurance plan for city employees. City Finance Director Brenda Imel said that for the last two years the city has been with Lincoln Financial, and the agreement expires this year. She said that McGriff Insurance Services recommended extending the contract another year, even with Lincoln’s premiums increasing by some 30 percent. ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider approving a preliminary engineer and design agreement for the new aquatics center Thursday night. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that the agreement will help the city through the process of determining what type of facility should be built, a location and a cost structure. “We received seven proposals which were reviewed and scored by ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council accepted the almost $1.2 million bid to begin the East 10th Street widening project at a special called meeting Tuesday morning. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that the $1,174,000 bid from Rogers Group is for the first phase of work from Wilson Avenue to Chocolate Drive.  He said the bid is for the portion of work ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider re-marketing some of its newly acquired gas transportation capacity from the East Tennessee Pipeline. Gas Department Director Jeff Mills said that the city was lucky to gain access to the additional 3,000 dekatherms to accommodate the city’s growth. He said that because there is not an immediate need for the total capacity, they plan to ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider awarding bids for the widening of East 10th Street Thursday night. City Manager James Mills said that the price tag for phase one came in at $1.2 million, an increase of some $600,000. “The budget was assumed that we would do the work on this project,” Mills said. “That (Public Works Director Greg Brown) Greg’s ... Read More »