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Crossville Council Donates Interchange Dr. Lot To TCAT

The Crossville City Council unanimously voted to donate a lot on Interchange Drive to TCAT Crossville. Mayor James Mayberry said the trade school has maintained the property and operated a truck driving program at the site for 11 years. “So they can build an additional building on it plus maintain and keep the truck driver school going and help relieve ... Read More »

Crossville Council To Negotiate Requests In City Manager’s Resignation

Requests in Crossville City Manager Greg Wood’s resignation letter will be a center point of discussion at a special called meeting Tuesday. Mayor James Mayberry said when an employee resigns, they are due payment for remaining sick and vacation days. Mayberry said the council will negotiate those payments with Wood. “They can get credit for the sick days that they ... Read More »

Crossville Mayor On Timing Of City Manager’s Resignation

Crossville Mayor James Mayberry called the timing of City Manager Greg Wood’s resignation “interesting.” Mayberry said Wood submitted his resignation Wednesday before the city received final results of an investigation over the Village Inn closure. “Mr. Wood he agrees that he is the top of the chain, and he doesn’t take any responsibility, but he says that for what went ... Read More »

Crossville Lowers Sponsorship Amount For Two Golf Tournaments

Crossville will continue sponsoring two state championship golf tournaments but at a discounted price. Three-year contracts for the Tennessee Women’s Open and Senior Men’s Open expired last year. Mayor James Mayberry said the city’s budget has $10,000 allocated for each event, a decrease from $25,000. “My concern over the years is why is the city of Crossville the sole sponsor ... Read More »

Crossville Council Approves First Reading Of Alcohol Ordinance

The Crossville City Council passed an ordinance on first reading that would allow alcohol to be served on city property. Mayor James Mayberry said the permit-based process would operate through the city’s Beer Board. “We’re getting a lot of activity downtown at our amphitheater, concert series and so on and so fourth putting requests to serve alcohol,” Mayberry said. “We ... Read More »

Crossville Approves Emergency Work To Address A Storm Water Issue

Crossville will begin an emergency storm water project Monday after finding deteriorated pipes near Crossville Medical Group. Mayor James Mayberry said the situation presents possible flood threats if not resolved. “During a storm we noticed that the storm drains, the man holes were over flowing and the medical facility was having trouble with drainage as well,” Mayberry said. “So after ... Read More »

Crossville Mayor Says Redesigned T-DOT Project Maintains Homestead Triangle

Crossville Mayor James Mayberry said he likes the changes T-DOT has made redesigning the US-127 and State Route 68 intersection. Mayberry said the new plan maintains the character of the Homestead triangle, a greenspace area important to the community. “It’s keeping the historic overview, but still yet it’s modernized with the traffic that we have to deal with today, which ... Read More »

Crossville Subdivision Speed Limit Reduction Could Be New Standard

The Crossville City Council reduced the speed limit of the Crossroad Village Subdivision Tuesday. Mayor James Mayberry said the speed limit for the newly built 60 home subdivision is now 25 mph. “They’re fairly close together and fairly close to the road,” Mayberry said. “There are basketball goals down by the road and so on and so fourth. Speed limit ... Read More »

Crossville Credits Cooperation To Deliver What Citizens Need

Crossville Mayor James Mayberry said cooperation and good character have been key to moving Crossville in the right direction. That’s part of the reasoning behind September’s Cooperation Month. Mayberry said it was not always easy to reach an agreement within the city council and with Cumberland County. However, Mayberry said the relationships have grown strong to reach goals benefiting the ... Read More »

No Tax Rate Raises For Crossville Residents

The City of Crossville passed a new fiscal year budget with no property tax increase. The tax rate remains at .5901 cents per $100 of assessed value. Mayor James Mayberry said the tax rate is one of the lowest in the state. “Our sales tax has not been hit as hard as bigger metro areas,” Mayberry said. “We raised our ... Read More »