Tag Archives: James Mills

Cookeville considering creating a new city department for community development. “I think this is the best way to move forward,” City Manager James Mills said. “I think it provides the best in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.” The proposal by Mills to council during a Monday work session would abolish the Planning Department and Codes Department. The Community Development Department ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council has allocated some $15,000 in its new budget towards downtown beautification. City Manager James Mills said how those funds are spent is yet to be determined. He said that it could be used for anything from plantings to a mural. “Of course our downtown is a major economic hub for the city and it draws a lot ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the land purchase of some 109 acres off of Highway 111 Thursday night. City Manager James Mills said that the city will purchase the land for a total of some $3.27 million. He said that it would require a down payment of $10,000, and the purchase is set to close on or before November 1st, 2022. ... Read More »

Cookeville may have found the site to be used for the potential aquatics facility. City Manager James Mills said that the 109-acre piece of property on Old Sparta and Old Bridge Roads was put on his radar in the hunt for land suitable for the facility. “We think at least part of the property could be used for an aquatics ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the purchase of the property that currently houses the Country Bumpkin at the corner of Willow Avenue and W. Stevens Street. City Manager James Mills said that the property purchase is part of a larger plan to install a center turn lane where Stevens intersects with Willow Avenue. “The survey indicates that the structure already extends ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a resolution Thursday night allowing the city to incur debt and pay it back with proceeds from bonds. Finance Director Brenda Imel said the decision would allow the city to move quickly if needed to spend money on the proposed aquatic facility or for some of the city’s major road projects. “The first step if this ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider a resolution Thursday night to begin the process of issuing some $10 million in bonds. City Manager James Mills said that the bond issue could be used to start working on the aquatics facility and on other capital improvement projects. “We want to get started now because we’re concerned,” Mills said. “Right now the rates ... Read More »

Don’t expect Tennessee Avenue in front of the FedEx site to reopen anytime soon. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said subgrade work has supposedly been completed. Now, the city needs to time the final gravel surface with T-DOT to pave the road. Mills told the Joint Economic Community Development Board Tuesday that with some good luck the work should be ... Read More »

Cookeville will go forward with phase one of the East Spring Street Sidewalk project. Council approved Thursday night spending some $469,000 to fund the project. Just one bidder came forward on the project which would build sidewalks from Old Kentucky Road to Raider Drive. T-DOT delays have caused the costs to grow astronomically. City Manager James Mills said the original ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council has entered into a right of first refusal agreement for some 70 acres of land off of Lee Seminary Road. City Manager James Mills said that the agreement would allow the city “first dibs” should the landowner decide to sell. He said that the city and county’s intention would be to have more industrial-type development there. “This ... Read More »