Senior Advisory Board to vote on location for new Senior Center at Civic Center

Posted at 9:17 pm April 5, 2017
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This Option 1 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This is Option 1 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The Senior Center would be the building with the pink-highlighted border to the right of the Community Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Oak Ridge Senior Advisory Board will vote on one of four options for locating the newÂ Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

The board will vote during a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, April 10,Â in the Club Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

The options were presented to the board by Studio 4 Design at the regular monthly Senior Advisory Board meeting on Monday, April 3. All four proposals have the new senior center facility located on the Civic Center property. Mondayâ€™s meeting will focus on recommendation of one of the options for the new center.

The current options take many factors into consideration, including parking availability, ease of access and possible drop-off locations, prominence of location relative to Oak Ridge Turnpike, potential construction complications, green space preservation, and optimization of aesthetic views, a City of Oak Ridge press release said.

Board members and other interested citizens are invited to attend the special-called meeting on April 10. The Senior Advisory Boardâ€™s recommendation will be taken into consideration when City Council votes on these options at a later date, the press release said.

If you have any questions, contact Recreation Manager Linda McGhee by email at [email protected] or by phone at (865) 425-3999.

About Oak Ridge Senior Center

Oak Ridge senior citizens have had a facility dedicated to their needs since 1977, the press release said. The Senior Center is now temporarily located at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike inside the Recreation Building of the Civic Center. You can learn more about them on Facebook, check out their website, or give them a call for more information on programs offered by the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, the press release said.

This Option 2 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This is Option 2 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The Senior Center would be the building with the pink-highlighted border to the right of the Community Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This Option 3 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This is Option 3 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The Senior Center would be the building with the pink-highlighted border above the Library. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This is Option 4 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

This is Option 4 for locating the new Oak Ridge Senior Center at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The Senior Center would be the building with the pink-highlighted border below the Community Center. (Image courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

More information will be added as itÂ becomes available.

See a PDF with the four options here:Â Oak Ridge Senior Center concept studies.

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