Council postpones vote on Turnpike stoplight at ORHS
Note: This story was updated at 10:20 a.m. March 10. The Oak Ridge City Council has postponed a vote on a contract to install a stoplight at the Oak Ridge Turnpike in front of Oak Ridge High School....
View ArticleCouncil rejects ORPD investigation proposals, approves MTAS review
Note: This story was last updated at 12:30 p.m. March 30. Despite calls for an investigation, the Oak Ridge City Council on Friday approved a proposal from a University of Tennessee agency to...
View ArticleCouncil approves ORHS stoplight contract in 4-3 vote
Note: This story was updated at 8:42 a.m. April 15. The City Council approved a contract to install a stoplight on Oak Ridge Turnpike in front of Oak Ridge High School in a 4-3 vote on Monday. Public...
View ArticleORPD review expanded to include all employees, some former workers
But MTAS will have to agree to changes The review of the Oak Ridge Police Department has been expanded to include interviews with all employees. The review could also include interviews with former...
View ArticleOak Ridge may not increase tax rate above reappraisal change
Property tax rates are already expected to go up in local cities and counties because of an unprecedented drop in property assessments. And additional increases have been approved or are anticipated...
View ArticleCity budget raises trash fee, provides more for city infrastructure
Note: This story was last updated at 10:05 a.m. July 28. There will be a $3.50 increase in the monthly trash fee, and more money—$260,000—will be reserved for capital projects such as buildings and...
View ArticleCity officials meet with NPS, DOE, other communities to discuss Manhattan...
A delegation from the City of Oak Ridge recently traveled to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to participate in a meeting with officials from the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Energy, and from...
View ArticleCouncil doesn’t change Secret City Festival date, leaves it up to new...
Note: This story was updated at 10:36 a.m. They’ve heard concerns about moving it to the fall, and the Oak Ridge City Council on Monday did not change the date of the annual Secret City Festival....
View ArticleCouncil approves $325,000 transfer for operations at Centennial Golf Course
Note: This story was last updated at 10:50 a.m. Dec. 15. Despite some opposition, the Oak Ridge City Council on Monday approved a $325,000 transfer for operations at Tennessee Centennial Golf Course....
View ArticleCity manager evals: Mostly meets, exceeds expectations; one Council member...
Note: This story was last updated at 11:25 a.m. Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson has mostly met or exceeded expectations while performing his job, and a 2 percent pay raise and one-year contract...
View ArticleNormally not controversial, this proclamation, recognizing the sanctity of...
Note: This story was last updated at 7:48 a.m. Jan. 13. Proclamations by the Oak Ridge City Council are normally not controversial, but one that passed on Monday was. It was perceived by some as a...
View ArticlePresidential primaries on March 1; property assessor unopposed
The presidential primary and county primaries are March 1 in Tennessee. While there are expected to be several choices for president in both of the party’s primaries—they’re part of the so-called “SEC...
View ArticleCity approves water contract extension for Y-12, ORNL, but DOE rates questioned
Note: This story was last updated at 9 a.m. March 30. The Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday approved a one-year, $2.1 million contract extension for water supplied to Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
View ArticleORHS junior running for City Council, wants to represent youth
A 17-year-old junior at Oak Ridge High School is running for Oak Ridge City Council, and he said he wants to represent the city’s youth on the seven-member body. Mark LeNoir, the first candidate to...
View ArticleCity representatives attend Energy Communities Alliance conference, meet with...
Oak Ridge City Councilman Chuck Hope and City Manager Mark Watson recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a conference sponsored by the Energy Communities Alliance, or ECA. The ECA is the...
View ArticleCouncil approves budget with no tax increase, more money for schools
Note: This story was last updated at 12:15 a.m. The Oak Ridge City Council approved a budget on Monday that does not include a property tax rate increase, but it does include more money for schools and...
View ArticleCouncil agrees to negotiate on AMSE property for Main Street; DOE wants to...
Note: This story was last updated at 10:10 a.m. June 14. The Oak Ridge City Council agreed Monday to allow the city manager to negotiate with federal officials and the company redeveloping the former...
View ArticleHope seeks re-election to City Council
Chuck Hope Jr. is seeking re-election to Oak Ridge City Council in the November 8 election. In a press release, Hope said he wants to continue representing the city in such things as the Energy...
View ArticleHensley withdraws from City Council race
Note: This story was last updated at 9:15 p.m. Aug. 24. Oak Ridge City Council member Charlie Hensley has withdrawn as a candidate in the November 8 election, officials confirmed Tuesday. Hensley was...
View ArticleCouncil wants to roughly triple proposed water rate at ORNL, Y-12
Note: This story was updated at 6:50 p.m. Some Oak Ridge City Council members have questioned whether the federal government is paying enough for municipal water at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and...
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