Tag Archives: Crossville City Council

Crossville has begun the search for a new city manager to replace Greg Wood, who is scheduled to retire in March. Crossville Human Resources Manager Leah Crockett said Wood has agreed to stay on until the city has his replacement in place. His current contract ends in March. Crockett said the city hopes to have someone in place before the ... Read More »

The White County Steering Committee B will discuss the county’s animal shelter. Volunteers from the shelter spoke to the committee last month, requesting support with funding and expressing concern about the state of the shelter. The committee heard their concerns and will have a formal discussion on the matter this week. In other business, Steering Committee A will meet to ... Read More »

Crossville City Council appointed Tiffany Lyon to serve as Municipal Court Judge Tuesday night following three rounds of voting. Lyon replaces Ivy Gardner Mayberry who resigned effective September 30. The municipal judge serves a two-year term. A total of five attorneys submitted letters of application for the position including Nathan Clouse, Kevin Poore, Hayden Shadden, Jeffrey Vires, and Brett York. ... Read More »

Crossville City Council will consider hiring a marketing firm next week to help survey residents and promote ideas for a new recreation center. Council members discussed the idea at a Tuesday night work session with differing views. Some council members said it’s still too early to hire such a firm without the city’s firm commitment to such a facility. Others ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council will consider appointing three members to the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority next week. The council held a work session Tuesday night and discussed if the city should participate in the joint utility district. The board was formed by private act with the vision of creating a new water source for Cumberland County. Mayor RJ Crawford said ... Read More »

Crossville City Council will see one new member after Tuesday’s election. After all 25 precincts in Cumberland County have reported their unofficial results, Candidate Mike Turner was the top vote-getter for Crossville City Council. Turner defeated Incumbent Rob Harrison by about eight percent of the vote. Turner served as the fire chief for 28 years. He said after retiring last ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council voted 3-2 to table further discussion on City Manager Greg Wood’s resignation Tuesday. A special called meeting was scheduled after Wood indicated in a letter that his last day would be August 31st. The resignation followed a suspension of Wood and an investigation into the closing of the Village Inn. Some council members wanted the full ... Read More »

Preliminary estimates to raise the dam at Crossville’s Meadow Park Lake some 18 feet could be in the neighborhood of $50 million to $100 million. Consultant Kevin Young said Tuesday night at a City Council work session that is based on wetland and stream mitigation requirements both at the state and federal levels. Young said the next step would be ... Read More »

A project that would create a long-term solution for potable water in Cumberland County is entering its second phase. The Crossville City Council received a progress report from the consulting firm leading the work Tuesday night. The project would raise the Meadow Creek Park Dam in Crossville by 20 feet. Consultant Kevin Young said 360 acres of extra water storage ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council will consider an amendment to its codes adding requirements for cluster housing Tuesday. Planning Administrator Kevin Dean said the city lacked regulations for multiple residences established on a single lot. “We saw a shortcoming in some of the public safety aspects of it,” Dean said. “A lot of it was fire protection. Some of these places ... Read More »