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Cookeville council votes to abandon 2018 TDOT multimodal grant for West 12th sidewalks

Cookeville City Council · February 20, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted a resolution to withdraw from a 2018 Tennessee Department of Transportation multimodal access grant for sidewalks on West 12th/North Willow after staff said planned streetscape work with the university made proceeding under the grant impractical.

Mister Ward, a city staff member, told the council that the city was awarded a 2018 Tennessee Department of Transportation multimodal access grant to construct sidewalks along State Route 135 (North Willow Avenue) and West 12th Street, but recommended formally withdrawing from the project. Ward said the city had agreed to a 5% local match and…

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