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Cookeville council approves joint sinkhole repair agreement with Cavender Family trust

3342261 · May 16, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized a joint repair agreement after a November sinkhole that broke a city water line and spilled more than 1 million gallons; the Cavender property owner will pay up to one-third of material costs (capped at $6,000) and grant a temporary construction easement.

The Cookeville City Council on April 17 authorized a joint repair agreement with the Cavender Family Living Trust to complete permanent repairs of a sinkhole that developed last November along Highway 70 North in front of the Cavender property.

Mr. Mills told the council the sinkhole caused a city water line break and a loss of more than 1,000,000 gallons of…

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