Hull-York chooses coordinator

Cookeville resident Jeff Sanders is the newly appointed coordinator for the Hull-York Lakeland Resource Conservation and Development Council headquartered in Cookeville. Sanders took over the job on June 30 of this year. The Hull-York Lakeland RC&D services 14 counties in the Upper Cumberland Region which includes Macon, Clay, Pickett, Fentress, Overton, Jackson, Smith, Putnam, Cumberland, White, DeKalb, Cannon, Warren and Van Buren counties.

Sanders has previously served as District Conservationist in DeKalb and Rhea counties. He has returned to Tennessee after having worked in Vermont and Ohio with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Jeff, his wife Cindy, son Jeff and daughter-in-law Tabitha all reside in Cookeville.

Sanders will be working to protect natural resources and encourage conservation in the area.

“My responsibility is to serve as a representative of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. As such, my role is to work with the local RC&D council as a facilitator, communicator, advisor and capacity builder. The mission of the Hull-York Lakeland RC&D is ‘To enhance the quality of life in the Hull-York Lakeland RC&D area by promoting the wise use of our natural resources and economic growth in our communities.’ To accomplish this mission I intend to work with the council and community leaders to identify natural resource issues and concerns and attempt to address these issues in a manner that helps to improve economic development and quality of life for residents in the RC&D area.”

Sanders looks forward to working with the council members, community leaders and residents in the Hull-York Lakeland area and encourages contacts from anyone with potential projects or ideas or even potential solutions. Jeff can be contacted at 931-528-6472m ext. 110, or through e-mail at: jeff.sanders@tn.usda.gov.