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Council holds public hearing, reviews annual annexation plans-of-service progress report
Summary
City staff presented the annual progress report required for multiple annexation areas; the public hearing drew no comments and council accepted the report.
The Cookeville City Council held a public hearing Feb. 20 on the city’s annual progress report on plans of service for multiple annexation areas and accepted the report after no members of the public spoke.
Barry Turner summarized the report, saying the city has annexed 25 areas that require annual reporting under statutory requirements dating to 1998. Staff reported that plans of services have been fully implemented for 13 of the areas and described remaining service gaps — primarily sanitary sewer — across 12 areas, including Old Bridge Road, Fallingwater River Road, Buck Mountain Road, Dry Valley Road, portions of East and West Interstate 40 areas, Shag Rag Road, Rebecca Place, Bunker Hill/Lovelady Road area, Free Hill Road, South Willow Avenue, Bennett Road extension, Old Stewart Road, Mackey Farm, the Putnam County Fairgrounds area and Nelson North Drive.
Turner outlined recent sewer projects that have closed gaps in several areas, work underway for others, and capacity limits affecting the Cane Creek drainage basin where no additional units are permitted until pump station capacity is expanded. Bids were recently opened for projects to extend sewer to remaining unserved parcels in several areas.
Councilman Boggi moved to open the public hearing; Vice Mayor Eldridge seconded. No speakers came forward during the public hearing; the council closed the hearing, discussed progress briefly, and approved the item by unanimous vote.
