Announcements/Reminders:

• ​The sanitation department can no longer pick up large items (furniture, mattresses, tv's etc.)  These items must be taken to 419 Joyce Ln in Winchester.  For more information about large item disposal visit www.franklincotn.us/solidwaste.html​
• Next recycling pickup:  Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
• ​​Cowan Municipal Court:  Friday, December 16th, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.​  ​ ​​
  
• Cowan City Hall will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th.  Trash pickup will run one day late (West side trash pickup will be Tuesday, December 27th East side trash pickup will be on Wednesday, December 28th.)
• Cowan City Hall will be closed on Friday, December 30th.
  

2021 water quality report

Meetings/Deadlines:

December 6, 2022:  Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
December 12, 2022:  City Council Workshop, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
December 13, 2022:  City Council, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
January 3, 2023:  Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
January 9, 2023:  City Council Workshop, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
January 10, 2023:  City Council, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall

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Mayor & Council
Mark Ledbetter - Mayor
Anthony Ingle - Vice Mayor
Josephine Holman - Councilmember
Richard Hunt - Councilmember
Kim Shelton - Councilmember
Brandi Speck - Councilmember

The City Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.  Meetings are held at Cowan City Hall and begin at 7:00 P.M. 

Planning Commission 
Ben Merrill - Chairman
Brenda Johnson - Secretary
Robin Burks - Member
Richard Hunt - Member
Mark Ledbetter - Member
Karen Morris - Member
Tim Shelton - Member

​The Planning Commission meets the first Tuesday of the month as needed.  Meetings are held at Cowan City Hall and begin at 5:30 P.M.

Important Phone Numbers at a glance

• Animal Control - (931) 967-5389
• Building Inspector/Codes Enforcement - Dennis Doney - (931) 224-6845
• CSX Railroad Dispatch (for blocked railroad crossing or other railroad emergency) - 1-800-232-0144
  
• Franklin County Dispatch (non-emergency) - (931) 967-2331
  
• ​Police (non-emergency) - (931) 962-0110 or call dispatch at (931) 967-2331
  
• Solid Waste Convenience Center - (931) 962-0292

Other important phone numbers

• Citizens Tri-County Bank (Cowan branch) - (931) 967-2900
• Cowan Elementary School - (931) 967-7353
• Post Office 37318 - (931) 967-7775
• Railroad Museum - (931) 967-3078
• South Middle School - (931) 967-7355
• Cowan Development Office - (931) 967-1560

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