The Pellissippi Parkway is an important link between Oak Ridge, Knoxville, and Blount County. (Photo courtesy Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Election notice: The City Clerk’s Office is accepting resumes and letters of interest from members of the public who are interested in serving on a recently established five-member Oak Ridge Corridor Initiative Committee.
The committee was established by City Council on October 12, 2015, to study the economic, regional, and marketable benefits of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s proposal to rename the four-lane highway from the Knoxville airport to Oak Ridge the “Oak Ridge Corridor.” It’s now known as Pellissippi Parkway.
Council member Rick Chinn has been selected as one of the five members to chair the committee.
The committee shall report its findings to the City Council by May 31, 2016.
The election for this committee is scheduled to occur at the November 16, 2015, City Council meeting.
The deadline for submitting resumes and letters of interests is by close of business on Friday, November 6, 2015. The public may submit this material to the City Clerk’s Office or upload the documents using an online application.
Contact:
Diana Stanley
City Clerk
P.O. Box 1
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
865-425-3411 (office)
865-425-3409 (fax)
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Tracy Stout Powers says
Why does Oak Ridge have a say in what the name of Pellissippi Pkwy is going to be?