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Resident urges Cookeville council to prioritize affordable housing at old fairground site
Summary
During public comment, Cookeville resident Trenton Strode urged the council to favor mixed-income, walkable housing at the 37-acre former fairground property instead of retail-heavy development, arguing that workers are being priced out of the community.
Trenton Strode, a Cookeville resident, urged the Cookeville City Council on Oct. 16 to prioritize affordable, mixed-income housing at the 37-acre former fairground site.
Strode said recent developer proposals for retail, hospitality and office space risk displacing working families and called for “a living neighborhood, affordable, mixed income housing, walkable streets, small green spaces” that…
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