June 9, 2026 in Local, Top Stories

TONIGHT’S CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ADDRESS BUDGET AND TAX RATES

The City of Crossville City Council will hold a series of meetings on June 9, 2026, at the Council Chambers located at 392 North Main Street, Crossville, Tennessee. The leadership team in attendance includes Mayor R.J. Crawford, Mayor Pro-tem Art Gernt, Council Members Mike Turner, Mark A. Fox, and James Mayberry, alongside City Manager Valerie Hale and City Clerk Baylee Rhea. The evening’s schedule begins with an Audit Committee meeting at 5:15 p.m., followed by a Beer Board meeting at 5:45 p.m. to review applications for Crossville Markets and Social Brew. A Public Hearing will follow at 5:50 p.m. to address the budget, tax rates, and upcoming annexations.

The Regular Meeting officially commutes at 6:00 p.m., starting with standard procedural items, public comments, appointments, and a Chamber of Commerce report. The council will then vote on a comprehensive consent agenda. This includes the third reading of ordinances concerning the Municipal Administrative Hearing Officer and designated public officer powers, as well as the second reading of end-of-year budget adjustments for fiscal year 2025–2026 and initial titles for the upcoming fiscal year 2026–2027 budget and tax rates.

Additional consent items up for approval cover previous meeting minutes, a cemetery burial fee schedule, a water line variance for Frost Road, and annexation resolutions for Bob Tollett Loop and Lantana Road. The council will also consider the Sports Authority budget, temporary city manager arrangements, Beaver Trail construction, a Veterans’ Day Parade street closure, a wastewater facilities update, a HIDTA grant, an aircraft leasing agreement, a CPA contract, and fiscal year 2026–2027 asphalt bids. The meeting will conclude with new business discussions regarding the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority, the Meadow Park Lake dam expansion, and an upcoming referendum, followed by reports from the City Attorney and City Manager before final adjournment.



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