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Cookeville’s pilot program to install automated gas reader meters has once again been delayed. Gas Department Director Jeff Mills said the budgeted project remains without a start date. “Unfortunately because of the situation that you just mentioned with the tornado and the COVID situation also, we have pushed that pilot program back Mills said the project has been in the ... Read More »

More demand for natural gas in a growing community led the Cookeville Gas Department explore additional gas transportation capacity. Director Jeff Mills said additional transportation capacity is not purchasing more gas or expanding pipelines, but allowing the city to access more of the pipeline itself. “That’s our greatest concern,” Mills said. “And has been for years is to just get ... Read More »

The Cookeville Gas Department has faced delays in testing automatic gas readers due to the March tornado and COVID. Director Jeff Mills said the city is still in the planning stages but wants testing to begin before the year ends. “So far, everything has run pretty smooth,” Mills said. “We have been pretty methodical as far as trying to get ... Read More »