Tag Archives: Downtown Cookeville

Cookeville City Manager James Mills said city crews hope to begin work on phase two of the Cedar Avenue renovations in the next week or so. Mills said the city completed phase one work earlier this year. The next phase will focus on the section from Broad Street to Second Street. It will include installing bike lanes, and removing on-street ... Read More »

One of Cookeville’s first downtown living areas took a step toward approval Thursday night, with Cookeville City Council’s first reading on rezoning. The council unanimously approved a redevelopment area overlay rezoning for the 2.87 acre site off Spring Street. It includes some 60 units on the old Builder’s Supply property. It sits just blocks from the depot area. The property ... Read More »

The lights are off on Cookeville’s Cream City Ice Cream sign for routine maintenance. CityScape Executive Director Holly Freeman said some of the neon bulbs burnt out on the sign and that the upkeep is something that they plan and budget for every year. “It has been the heartbeat of our downtown for 70 plus years now, so we as ... Read More »

If a group wants to move forward with a downtown Cookeville hotel, the process will essentially be starting over. “Everything is expired in terms of approval, so they basically have to start over,” City Manager James Mills said. “We consider it basically starting from scratch.” Incentives provided by the City of Cookeville for a downtown hotel project have expired. Construction ... Read More »