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Council member Eric Walker said Cookeville Regional continues to grow, but the payment to the city remains the same. During a first in-depth work session on the CRMC budget Tuesday, Walker said he did not want to see the hospital go private, but he did believe there was room for the medical center to do more for Cookeville. Cookeville Regional ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council Member Eric Walker wants money in the new budget under consideration set aside for Cookeville’s entranceways. Walker said TDOT is allowing cities to have a bigger role in improving entranceways to make them more appealing to both visitors and residents. “So when you enter the city of Cookeville, you know where you’re at and it’s more than ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday night to accept the investigation of Ricky Shelton’s hiring at Cookeville Regional. Council Member Eric Walker said he thinks the council should go a step further. “I do think that we should publicly acknowledge that we were able to conclude that through this investigation that Mayor Shelton didn’t violate any applicable city charter provision ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council Member Charles Womack wants answers about Cookeville Regional’s hiring of Mayor Ricky Shelton as its Chief Strategy Officer. “The motion asked for outside legal advice to assist the city council members in doing an investigation,” Womack said. Womack said he had questions about the legality and appearances of impropriety in Shelton’s hiring. He asked the council Thursday ... Read More »

Cookeville Council Member Eric Walker wants to see local developers and local financial experts represented on the Cookeville Planning Commission. Thursday night, the council will fill its second vacancy in as many months on the commission as Chris Wakefield steps away after 15 years on the commission. Walker said the expertise provided by those inside the process helps the Planning ... Read More »

Worried about the long-term impact of the land-use decision, Cookeville City Council voted Thursday night against the rezoning land at Spring Street and Interstate 40 to Quarry-Mining. Council Member Laurin Wheaton said the rezoning conflicts with the city’s 2030 Land Use Plan that calls for mixed commercial and light industrial development in that area. “The citizens of Cookeville should have ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a contract with UCHRA Thursday night to provide social work assistance to Cookeville Police. The pilot program will provide on-call service for police 24/7. The SAS program team will provide assistance with housing, mental health services, substance abuse, and other needs for people needing help. “We need a service with social workers available on a 24/7 ... Read More »

Cookeville residents will get the chance to sound off on a proposed panhandling ordinance as Cookeville City Council approved a revised measure Thursday night. The ordinance passed 3-2 with council members Mark Miller and Charles Womack voting against the ordinance. Council will host a public hearing at the next meeting September 17 as the ordinance comes up for a second ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council Member Eric Walker said the Monday night decision made on a Spring Street quarry rezoning seemed the best possible outcome. Walker serves on the planning commission, which granted the rezoning at the corner of I-40 and Spring Street. “I think the planning commission was making the decision that needed to be made,” Walker said. “The quarry process ... Read More »

The Cookeville Planning Commission voted Monday night to rezone 59 acres of land along Spring Street and Interstate 40 to quarry and mining. Planning Director Jon Ward called it the best way to control the future of the land in question. The rezoning, from general commercial, does not include 600 feet along Spring Street, an effort to provide a buffer ... Read More »