Applicant Jessie Brooks Offered Position as New Crossville Police Chief

Crossville City Manager Greg Wood has sent the following information out following a search and interviews of candidates for the position of Crossville Police Chief.  

Jessie Brooks, Crossville Police Chief

selection

Wood wrote, "I am happy to inform you that an offer has been tenured to Jessie Brooks to serve as our next Chief of Police.  Mr. Brooks has over 40 years of law enforcement experience and a Master’s in Criminal Justice.  Pending necessary background checks, hopefully, he will be on the job by the end of October."

Brooks is a resident of Kingston Tennessee and just retired as a Captain with the Knoxville District of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. 

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Crossville City Election Candidate Forum Sponsored by the Chamber to be held October 16

The Crossville Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will host a candidate forum for the upcoming Crossville city election and all candidates for mayor and city council have been invited.

Crossville City Hall

The event will take place at the Cumberland County Playhouse on October 16 from 6 to 8 PM. Early voting in the November 6 election starts the next day. There is no charge for admission and the event will be held in the main stage auditorium.

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The final format is still being developed, but each candidate will be allowed a time for opening and closing comments. In addition, questions will be asked and because of the large number of candidates, time for individual answers will be limited.  

CIty Attorney Reports to Council on the Status of Negotiations on New Retail Project

Crossville City Attorney Will Ridley reported to the Crossville City Council at their work session that negotiations are continuing between the city and the developer of a proposed $45 million shopping center on 127.

Members of the Crossville City Council and others

listen as City Attorney Will Ridley gives an update

on the proposed retail development.

Ridley explained that he wanted the council to know that it would likely be more than the hoped for 30 days for the negotiations to be completed. According to Ridley he and the city manager along with several city department heads met with a representative of the developer, Carolina Holdings, Inc. Ridley added that the city needed more information from the developer and the city was to gather information as well.

About the delay, Councilman Danny Wyatt said, “We sort of suspected that anyway.”

Ridley said that one of the things being discussed was a TIF, or tax increment financing plan. Ridley explained that a TIF wouldn't cost the city a lot of money and that it would commit the future increases in property tax revenues toward repayment of a loan used to assist in the development of the project.

Proposed $45 million retail development to

be located on Highway 127 about 1 mile

south of I-40

“The county would have to join in as a partner,” added Ridley. “The city and county would continue to collect the tax revenue they do now on the property and the additional increment, property tax gets applied toward your loan. We've only taken new money that we wouldn't have had, but for the project to pay for it,” Ridley told the council. Once the loan is paid back, then the additional property tax increment revenue goes to the city and the county.

Where the benefit to the community comes in is the increase in sales tax collections that provide funding to the city and to the county school system.

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Mayor James Mayberry said that the possibility of a TIF was discussed at the Joint Economic and Community Development Board meeting and was positively received by the county officials who were present.   

Come Downtown October 5 for Friday at the Crossroads Harvest Fest.

Friday at the Crossroads returns for their Fall outing Friday, October 5 from 4 to 8 PM in Downtown Crossville.

The popular event is in its third year and continues to bring crowds to the popular event that features events for all ages.  Visitors will find shopping opportunities, activities for kids, food trucks and music.  

The Young Professionals Alliance is sponsoring a food drive to help replenish the schools' pantries program. The food donated to the pantries help kids and their families in need. This program maintains local food pantries which serve students in need and their families; backpacks filled with food go home with the students every Friday afternoon.

With nice weather expected, crowds could be as good as

last years event pictured above.

Crossville City Hall hours changing Following Time Change

Crossville City Hall hours of operation to change November 5th

Crossville City Hall under a full moon

Effective November 5th, 2018, the business hours for Crossville City Hall at 392 North Main Street will be from 7 AM to 4 PM. This includes the Crossville Water Department. A night-drop is available next to the drive-through outside of these hours, and instructions on online bill paying can be found at this link.

The news of the change was presented by City Manager Greg Wood at City COuncil's October work session.  Current hours are 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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Nationwide Emergency Alert Message Test Set for October 3 at 1:18 PM Crossville time.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) on the backup date of October 3, 2018, due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, (1:18 p.m. CDT for Crossville TN) and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed.

In addition to coming to your cell phones, the messages will be broadcast by TV, radio stations and on cable tv systems.

The WEA test message will be sent to cell phones that are connected to wireless providers participating in WEA. This is the fourth EAS nationwide test and the first national WEA test. Previous EAS national tests were conducted in November 2011, September 2016, and September 2017 in collaboration with the FCC, broadcasters, and emergency management officials in recognition of FEMA’s National Preparedness Month.

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Cell towers will broadcast the WEA test for approximately 30 minutes beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT. During this time, WEA compatible cell phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower, and whose wireless provider participates in WEA should be capable of receiving the test message. Some cell phones will not receive the test message, and cell phones should only receive the message once. The WEA test message will have a header that reads "Presidential Alert" and text that says:

“THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other critical situations through alerts on cell phones. The national test will use the same special tone and vibration as with all WEA messages (i.e. Tornado Warning, AMBER Alert). Users cannot opt out of receiving the WEA test.

The EAS is a national public warning system that provides the President with the communications capability to address the nation during a national emergency. The test is made available to EAS participants (i.e., radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wireline video providers) and is scheduled to last approximately one minute. The test message will be similar to regular monthly EAS test messages with which the public is familiar. The EAS message will include a reference to the WEA test:

“THIS IS A TEST of the National Emergency Alert System. This system was developed by broadcast and cable operators in voluntary cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and local authorities to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency an official message would have followed the tone alert you heard at the start of this message. A similar wireless emergency alert test message has been sent to all cell phones nationwide. Some cell phones will receive the message; others will not. No action is required.”

The test was originally planned for September 20, 2018 but has been postponed until October 3, 2018 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence.

Upcoming Crossville City Meetings and Schedules for Early October

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

Oct. 2              City Council Work Session                                                     5:00 p.m.

Oct. 4              Special Call Planning Commission                                       7:30 a.m.

Oct. 4              Sports Council (CCCSEC)                                                      4:00 p.m.

Oct. 8              City offices closed (Columbus Day)

Oct. 9              City Council Audit Committee                                                5:15 p.m.

Oct. 9              City Council Beer Board                                                         5:45 p.m.

Oct. 9              City Council meeting                                                               6:00 p.m.

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