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Council directs staff to study West Cumberland utility merger, asks for financial options
Summary
Council received a formal request from West Cumberland Utility District asking the city to prepare a merger proposal by Jan. 20, 2026. Members asked staff to prepare cost and rate scenarios after discussing West Cumberland’s roughly $3 million debt, about 2,200 customers, and potential pump‑station costs.
The Crossville City Council discussed a formal request from West Cumberland Utility District asking the city to prepare a merger proposal by Jan. 20, 2026, and asked staff to return with numerical options and deal-breaker items.
"We received an official request from West Cumberland to consider a merger with them and to prepare a proposal to do so," said the staff member leading the presentation. Council members and staff then debated financial exposure, what accepting a merger would mean for the city and whether the city could match…
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