Tag Archives: Public Works

Cookeville wants to privatize its lawn care services in an effort to save money and get other projects done. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city received six bids from landscaping companies. He said the city could save money on labor and equipment by selecting the low bids for services at each city location that requires weekly mowing. Woods ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works has a patch truck roaming city streets to seek out and repair potholes. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said potholes are a problem the city tends to year-round, but especially during the winter. Snow plows combined with freezing temperatures lead to more potholes. He said the city repairs potholes starting with the ones that pose the greatest ... Read More »

Cookeville hoping for new T-DOT money to help modernize traffic signals along South Jefferson Avenue and a more coordinated traffic flow from Interstate Drive to Bunker Hill Road. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the stoplights at the intersections are currently connected through copper loops. The new system would allow the area to be monitored through a fiber-optic connection with ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works saw a successful final walk-through for Phase I of Spring Street’s sidewalk project with the state. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said that this process occurs with every similar project. He said the department, T-DOT, and the project’s construction inspector walk the length of the job to make sure the work is completed to standard. “The main ... Read More »

A former Cookeville Public Works employee has been arrested by the Cookeville Police Department for felony theft. Alan Dwayne Allen was investigated after the city became aware of discrepancies regarding the purchase of vehicle parts in April. After reviewing the questionable invoices and confirming the discrepancies, the incident was reported to the Cookeville Police Department to investigate the potential criminal ... Read More »

City of Algood searching for a new permanent Public Works Director. Walt Bradshaw has been serving as the interim director since Victor Jones was arrested last December.  City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city will utilize MTAS to help in the search for candidates both internally and externally of the department. “Somebody that can operate some equipment that can perform ... Read More »

City of Cookeville’s approval for a change order for the widening of East 10th Street marks the end of the first phase. The phase extended from Wilson Avenue to Chocolate Drive. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said the change order increases the project cost by some $56,000, for a total price of $1.23 million. “Some additional concrete work over the ... Read More »

Cookeville will have to decide on a third party to help haul its heavy equipment. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said public works employees trying to get their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) were told they needed a truck approved by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He said the city’s current surplus military truck was deemed not road worthy. “The bumper was ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council considering changes to zoning code requirements for dumpster gates. Community Development Director Jon Ward said there have been persistent problems with the gates for the Public Work Department’s efficiency in garbage collecting. “I mean the guys having to get off the trucks to open the gates, they’re left open when they leave,” Ward said. “The gates are ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Public Works Department beginning its annual leaf pick-ups Monday. Director Blake Mayo said the department is asking folks to keep their leaf piles as close to the road as possible and away from any mailboxes or utility poles. “The leaf pickup will just be loose leaves that are in piles and we’ll come up with the leaf vacuums and ... Read More »