Questions Released County Mayor Primary Election Candidate Forum Thursday 6 PM at Cumberland Co. Playhouse

A list of questions for the County Mayor Candidates in the upcoming May First Republican Primary Election has been released by the Chamber of Commerce.  

Chamber of Commerce office.

The Candidate Forum will be held Thursday, March 15 in the main auditorium at the Cumberland County Playhouse starting at 6 PM.  The Forum is being provided as a public service event and anyone wishing to attend may do so. There will be no charge and seating is first come-first served.

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Each candidate will be provided time to introduce themselves and make a few opening remarks along with time at the end for closing comments. Since there are seven candidates running on the Republican ticket for the May primary, candidates' responses to questions will be required to be brief and will be timed.

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The following questions will not be asked in the order presented and have been provided to the candidates and to the media. 

1. Yes or no, if elected as our County Mayor, will you aggressively support and pursue the funding needed to place a full-time SRO in each of our County’s schools?
2. What knowledge and experience do you have of the operations and functions of County Government that you feel would qualify you to be Cumberland County’s next County Mayor?
3. What is your plan to promote economic development in our County to attract new business and industry?
4. Do you believe that cooperation between the City/County/Chamber is vital in our community and what would you do to continue that or even build upon that effort?
5. What do you feel is the greatest challenge facing Cumberland County today?
6. What do you think the County’s role should/could be in addressing the workforce issues of our community?
7. Assuming the cost of local government continues to increase, what would be a good strategy for finding new revenues?
8. How could the County help to create a capital improvements schedule in Cumberland County and what do you consider to be the top 3 capital projects that need to be addressed in the next few years? 

Chamber of Commerce to hold Pre-Primary County Mayor Candidate Forum in March

The Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce plans to sponsor a Pre-Primary County Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Cumberland County Playhouse-Mainstage on Thursday, March 15th from 6:00- 8:00 p.m. The Forum is being provided as a public service event and anyone wishing to attend may do so. There will be no charge and seating is first come-first served.

Chamber of Commerce Office

The format for the Forum is still in the development stage; but, each candidate will be provided time at the beginning to introduce themselves and make a few opening remarks along with time at the end for closing comments. Since there are seven candidates running on the Republican ticket for the May primary, candidates' responses to questions will be required to be brief and will be timed.

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Council October Work session includes discussion on animal control, shooting park board appointments and more

Crossville city council holds their October work session on Tuesday, October 3 at 5 PM in conference room 317 as they prepare for their regular October meeting.

The work session agenda includes discussion on items that may be on the regular agenda set for October 10.

Crossville City Hall decorated for Fall

Karen McMeekin of the group A Time 4 Paws will be presenting several proposals related to animal control including one to establish a community cat program, regulations on animal rescuing and an ordinance that would prohibit tethering of dogs for more than 2 hours per day and not at all between 7 PM and 7 AM.

Council will discuss appointments of members to the Shooting Sports Park board of directors based on the city's agreement with the group and the city's donation of property for the park's use. The city can appoint two members and Mayor James Mayberry is recommending those members to be James Petty and Glen McDonald.

Ground was broken on the Shooting Sports Park development recently and the project is moving forward.

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After hearing a presentation from the Tennessee Municipal League on a self-funded health insurance program they sponsor, the council will discuss what the next steps are that they want to take.

Council will discuss a request from the Cumberland County Playhouse for the city to provide a permanent water tap near the playhouse's water feature and preparing a gravel overflow parking area to be used for buses and overflow parking during peak show times. In exchange, the playhouse would donate 80 parking bumpers to the city.

The Grandview Utility District board has voted to request a ten-year renewal of their water purchase contract with terms identical to the contract set to expire at the end of this year.

John Conrad will make a presentation to the council concerning a proposed Crossville Greenway project of walking trails around the city. Several trails are under construction and planned by the group known as Friends of the Trails.

Council will also hear an update on the Cumberland Homestead Tower sewer connection matter.