Emergency ContactsEmergency: Dial 911Cookeville Fire Department: 931-526-2121 http://fire.cookeville-tn.org Cookeville Police Department: 931-526-2125 http://www.cookevillepolice.com Putnam County Sheriff: 931-528-8484 http://www.putnamcountytn.gov/ sheriff/index.php National Poison Control: 800-222-1222 http://www.poison.org Putnam County Emergency Services: 931-528-1555 Featured Businesses
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The City of Cookeville Customer Service/Billing Department is responsible for connection, disconnection and billing for utility services offered by the city. City owned utilities include electric, water, sewer and natural gas. We can normally provide same day service if you come to the Municipal Building, 45 E. Broad Street, before 4:30PM on the day service is requested. We also accept requests via facsimile by sending a copy of your valid driver's license and social security card. You must also include the address for which service is desired, the type services required and a phone number where you may be reached in case of questions. Fax requests may be sent to 931-526-4897. A copy of your lease is required from any person renting property. (The only exception to fax requests is for temporary service due to construction.)
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We have 5 full time and 4 part time employees working at the Water Treatment Plant. At the Wastewater treatment Plant we have 8 employees. Working on the distribution and collection system we have 17 employees. There are 5 administrative and staff support personnel that work with the water and wastewater programs. Presently we have 13,019 water customers and 12,304 sewer customers. We also sell water to the cities of Algood and Baxter plus the Cookeville Boatdock Utility District, Gainesboro Grade Utility District, Bangham Utility District and the Double Springs Utility District.
The Cookeville Public Works and Engineering Department employs sixty persons and has more than eighty vehicles and equipment to carry out its service for over 200 miles of streets. Public Works is responsible for Street Right-of-Way Maintenance as well as Sidewalk Repairs, Traffic Signals, Drainage, Brush, Leaf, and Snow Removal, Street Cleaning, Street Signs, Engineering and Road Projects.
One 96-gallon cart is provided free to each resident This cart should hold all your weekly household garbage. If needed, additional carts may be obtained for a fee from the Public Works Department by calling (931) 520-5249. The Sanitation Department will only pick up the 96-gallon roll-out cart that is assigned to your particular residence by the Public Works Department. All other bags, cans, containers or carts will not be picked up.
Our Mission at the Cookeville Electric Department is to provide the best quality power and the best customer service while keeping the price low and service interruptions to a minimum. CED has been and continues to be proactive in planning system improvements, implementing new customer service programs and collaborating with TVA to keep pace with an ever-changing and challenging environment.
The Cookeville Gas Department is a municipal-owned local distribution company (LDC). It has over 280 miles of gas lines and serves approximately 9000 customers over the Cookeville and Algood area. It installs mains in the streets, service lines from the main to buildings or meter locations, sets meters and regulators, lights pilots, and checks for leaks. For more information, call 520-4427.
Natural gas is both colorless and odorless. The rotten egg smell is added to the gas for your safety.
Welcome to the Departments of Planning and Codes Section of the City's website. You can find all your resources here for long range planning, zoning, subdivision development, building permits, and inspections. Need to contact someone? Use our who to call link. Need to find information? Check out the information section, to get what you need fast. We want to see our city grow and prosper, let us know how we can help you.
Cookeville is a part of the Tree City USA, which means that the city is dedicated to the responsible management of one of the most valuable resources-trees. The city government has a division dedicated to the removal of hazardous trees, planting new trees and pruning existing trees. This site offers valuable information on how to plant a tree, to which types are best in your location, to what to do when a tree falls on power lines and much more. The Urban Forestry Division has developed a tree replacement program that enables us to help restore your landscape if a tree has to be taken down.
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