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Cookeville holds public hearing on proposed urban growth boundary expansion
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed expansions to Cookeville's urban growth boundary that would add roughly 4,225 acres (about 6.6 square miles), increasing the UGB to about 21.48 square miles; the council held a public hearing, received no public comment and voted to proceed with the review process, with a second hearing set for Dec. 18.
Cookeville planning staff presented proposed amendments to the city’s urban growth boundary (UGB) and the City Council opened a public hearing on Dec. 4, 2025.
Mister Ward, a planning division staff member, told the council the city had received annexation requests and that staff had drafted an expansion to the UGB to respond to a neighboring municipal amendment. "The proposed amendments include approximately 6.6…
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