Tag Archives: Planning Commission

The Monterey Planning Commission has three new members after Mayor JJ Reels decided to replace two of them with the other resigning. Jeff Hicks resigned for personal reasons and will be replaced by local business owner John Phillips. Shannon McGee and Jim Wolfgram will replace Morris Stamps and Charles “Pokey” Looper. Reels said he wanted different members that brought new ... 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 »

The Cookeville Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to establish a residential parking district ordinance. The ordinance would give any community members the opportunity to petition the planning commission to create such a district. Parking problems along Cookeville’s Eighth Street led to the development of the protocol which is not specific to that area. Tennessee Tech students and faculty have increasingly ... Read More »

The White County Planning Commission gave final approval Tuesday to a new subdivision off Parker Road. The Del Toro subdivision includes ten proposed lots ranging from .56 acres to 2.247 acres. It is located at the corner of Parker Road and Sullivan Knowles Road. The proposed new lots would be served by an existing six (6) inch water line. It ... Read More »

The Cookeville Planning Department considering options to limit parking along Eighth Street. This comes in response to several residents filing complaints about Tennessee Tech students parking in front of their homes. Planning Department Director Jon Ward said residents approached city officials a few months ago. “You know, the city has parking standards where you can park, distances you have to ... Read More »

The Putnam County Regional Planning Commission approved plans for phase one of the Autumn Woods Subdivision Tuesday night. The first phase will include 15 lots along Cumby Road. The lots range from 0.50 acres to 0.83 acres all fronting on Cumby Road. The approval is subject to the installation of fire hydrants along Cumby Road. Engineering has already begun on ... Read More »