Crossville city council approved moving forward with the city operating the Crossville Depot starting out with 2 part-time positions and upgrading the facility.
Crossville city manager Greg Wood estimated that the depot could be generating revenue by the second year of operation based on estimates of cost versus revenue.
Mr. Wood told the council that students at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) would be providing some of the work on the improvements to the building and the total capital improvements would be around $25,000. The estimated cost of operation of the depot would be over $36,000 and revenue for the short year is estimated at some $62,500. Including the capital improvement costs, the net loss for the first short year of operations would be around $10,300 but Wood hopes the revenue over expenses for the second year would net the city some $23,400.
Crossville train depot
Plans for upgrades including utilizing projector and sound equipment leftover from the Palace Theater that will allow PowerPoint presentations and other multimedia presentations. “Expect to see a first class product come out of that,” Wood told the council.
Wood felt the council didn't need to take any action on the operation yet and the staff would bring back budget amendments in the near future but Councilman Danny Wyatt said he wanted to move forward with putting the money in the budget. Wood explained that he didn't see a high level of activity until the improvements were completed.
It's the city's building and we need to tear it down or we need to fix it,” said Wyatt. A motion to approve the operation based on Wood's estimates including hiring two part-time employees and making capital improvements was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by council member Pamala Harris.
It was clarified that Mr. Wyatt's motion included the first reading of a budget amendment for the depot operation. The motion passed unanimously.
The city is working toward having the depot named to the historic register as well.
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