Council approves budget with no tax rate increase
The Oak Ridge City Council approved a budget with no property tax rate increase on Monday. If the budget is adopted in a second and final vote next week, it will be the 10th year in a row without a...
View ArticleOak Ridge faith leaders condemn racism, hatred, ask City Council to do the same
Reacting to the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this past weekend, Oak Ridge faith leaders on Monday condemned white supremacy, racism, anti-semitism, and...
View ArticleNNSA grants 45-day discussion for Pine Ridge logging, Y-12 power lines
The National Nuclear Security Administration has granted a 45-day discussion period for a project to build a new electrical substation at the Y-12 National Security Complex that could include logging...
View ArticleUpdated: Council approves Rails to Trails engineering contract
Note: This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. May 15. The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday unanimously approved an engineering contract for the Rails to Trails project, which would convert a former CSX...
View ArticleRevised plan, postponed vote inject uncertainty into second phase of Main Street
A revised master plan and postponed vote have injected uncertainty into the second phase of Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. The rest of this story, which...
View ArticleOak Ridge officials will meet to discuss second phase of Main Street
Hoping to make progress and help produce a good plan, Oak Ridge officials will meet in November to discuss the second phase of Main Street Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge officials have had concerns about...
View Article(For members) Divided opinion, split vote for revised Main Street plan
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission and City Council discuss the revised plan for the second phase of Main Street Oak Ridge during a non-voting joint work session in the Municipal Building on...
View ArticleCouncil rejects revised plan for Main Street Oak Ridge
Note: This story was last updated at 1 a.m. The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday narrowly rejected a revised plan that would have allowed four national retailers to build stores at Main Street Oak...
View ArticleCouncil approves plan for apartments at former AMSE site
The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday approved a plan that would allow apartments at the former American Museum of Science and Energy site on South Tulane Avenue. The apartment proposal requires a...
View ArticleCouncil members suggest next steps for Main Street Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge City Council members on Tuesday suggested next steps for Main Street Oak Ridge. The discussion occurred about a week after Council rejected a revised plan for the second phase of the...
View ArticleCouncil approves revised Main Street plan
Note: This story was updated at 11:20 a.m. May 14. After rejecting an earlier version, the Oak Ridge City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to approve the latest version of the revised plan for Main Street...
View ArticleFor members: New stores planned at Main Street, but construction suspended
A crew works in the area of the second phase of construction of Main Street Oak Ridge on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The construction work has since been suspended. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge...
View ArticleUpdated: Dodson, Hammond, Hope re-elected to City Council
Note: This story was last updated at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8. Oak Ridge City Council members Jim Dodson, Derrick Hammond, and Chuck Hope were re-elected Tuesday. They had one challenger, Edward Jackson Jr....
View ArticleFor members: Chinn opposes pool spending, affecting chlorine purchase
The Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool on Providence Road is pictured above. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge) Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Rick Chinn, who proposed closing the city’s outdoor pool two years ago, objected...
View ArticleHope elected to Energy Communities Alliance board
Oak Ridge City Council member Chuck Hope has been unanimously elected to the Energy Communities Alliance Executive Board of Directors. The Board met in conjunction with the National Cleanup Workshop...
View ArticleGooch seeks re-appointment as mayor
Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch is seeking a fifth two-year term as mayor. Gooch has asked the other six members of Oak Ridge City Council to re-appoint him to that position on Monday. He is the only...
View ArticleGooch re-appointed mayor
Warren Gooch Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch was appointed without opposition to a fifth two-year term on Monday, and Council member Jim Dodson was appointed to his first two-year term in a 4-3 vote....
View ArticleOak Ridge city manager retiring
Mark Watson Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson is retiring in May. Watson, who has been city manager since 2010, announced his May 5 retirement during an Oak Ridge City Council work session on Tuesday....
View ArticleRailroad could jeopardize airport
If not removed, this section of railroad tracks at Heritage Center, the former K-25 site, would be a “deal-killer” for the proposed Oak Ridge Airport because the runway would be built in this area but...
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CNS honors Master Machine as small business of year
Consolidated Nuclear Security presented the small business of the year award to Master Machine Incorporated during a recent Partners in Excellence supplier outreach event. The Chattanooga-based...
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