Senior Center to be temporarily closed for move to new facility

Posted at 1:18 pm September 12, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Senior Center Front Sept 2019 — Construction of the new Oak Ridge Senior Center on the west side of the Oak Ridge Civic Center has been completed. The front of the new Senior Center is pictured above. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Oak Ridge Senior Center will be temporarily closed starting Monday, September 16, to allow the staff to relocate to the new Senior Center on the west side of the Civic Center.

The temporary closure was announced by the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department.

Construction of the new center was finished on schedule, and staff can now occupy the space to complete final preparations, a press release said.

The new Oak Ridge Senior Center is located at 1405 Oak Ridge Turnpike, next door to the center’s current temporary location inside the Civic Center’s Recreation Building.

Crews estimate that the Senior Center closure will remain in effect through at least Wednesday, September 25. During this time, no regularly scheduled senior center activities or programs will take place, the press release said.

A possible opening date for the new building will be announced once the transition is close to being complete, the press release said. Information on a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for the new Oak Ridge Senior Center will also be announced soon.

Questions can be directed to the Civic Center front desk for the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department at (865) 425-3450.

Construction of the new Oak Ridge Senior Center on the west side of the Oak Ridge Civic Center has been completed. The back of the new Senior Center is pictured above. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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