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Announcements/Reminders:

• ​​Next Recycling Pickup: The first and third Tuesday of the month. Large items will be picked on citizen's trash day. 
• ​​Cowan Municipal Court:  June 27, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.​​​​​​
• Notice of Fair Housing Practices: Attachment
• NOTICE: Smoke Testing Sanitary Sewer Survey
• WE will be closed June 19, 2025 and July 4, 2025.

Meetings/Deadlines:

July 1, 2025: Planning and Zoning Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Agenda
​July 7, 2025: City Council Workshop: 5:30 p.m. Agenda 
July 8, 2025: Town Hall Meeting: 6:00 p.m. Agenda

2024 water quality report

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Mayor & Council
Richard Hunt - Mayor
Brandi Speck - Vice Mayor
Josephine Holman - Councilmember
Kim Shelton - Councilmember
Price Tucker - Councilmember
Ben Merrill- Councilmember

The City Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.  Meetings are held at Cowan City Hall and begin at 6:00 P.M. 

Planning Commission 
Adam Nelson- Chairman
Brenda Johnson - Vice Chairman
Ruthe St. Pierre - Secretary
Leo Bonner - Member
Kyle Hatchett - Member
Richard Hunt - Member
Ben Merrill - Member
Vacant - Member
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​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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