Buffalo Valley
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Funding Looks Good For Magnolia Ridge
Highlands Residential Services expects word by late August on an application to receive tax credits for its Magnolia Ridge project off Buffalo Valley Road. Developer Alvin Nance told the Highlands Board Thursday the final application has been submitted to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. Nance said they reviewed a list of all the applicants for this pool of credits and they have the lowest credit ask of any public housing authority.
Restrictions Changed For Relative Caregiver Program
A new state law reduces the requirements needed for families to become eligible for the Relative Caregiver Program (RCP). UCDD Case Manager Marcia Riddle said the change allows relatives with any court order to enroll in the program instead of requiring a final order. Riddle said she thinks it is a positive change because they have a lot of people in the region who are now able to access the program.
Cookeville Will Apply For 3rd Spring St Grant
Cookeville will apply for a new multi-modal grant to complete the next phase of the Spring Street Sidewalk project. This section would include sidewalks from Carlen Drive to the Saxony Development. Phase one of the project has been completed while phase two is expected to bid this fall. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the project began with a T-DOT grant application in 2014.
Monthly Water/Sewer Bills for many City of Smithville Customers Lost in the Mail
Smithville Mayor Josh Miller has announced that due to a Nashville postal facility sorting error, many City of Smithville Water/Sewer Customers have not received their bills through the mail this month. A similar incident recently occurred at Watertown. “I want to stress that this is not the fault of anyone...
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