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Cookeville council calls referendum on Dawson Branch annexation after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing that outlined service costs and projected revenues, the Cookeville City Council voted unanimously to call a referendum on annexing about 258.5 acres along Dawson Branch Road; the plan estimates more than $7 million in capital needs for water and sewer improvements.
The Cookeville City Council voted unanimously Thursday to call a referendum on a proposed annexation of roughly 258.5 acres along Dawson (Dotsam) Branch Road, advancing a plan that city staff said would require more than $7 million in capital work to provide water and sewer service.
Mr. Ward, a community development department official, told the council the proposed annexation area includes 55 parcels with an estimated 387 dwelling units and about 871 residents. "Sanitary sewer would be provided to the annexation area when economically feasible," he said, and the study estimated approximately $850,000 in water improvements and a little over $6,000,000 in sewer…
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