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DOE not affected by shutdown

Posted at 12:10 pm December 22, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Joe L. Evins Federal Building is pictured above in Oak Ridge on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Federal Building is pictured above in Oak Ridge on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy is not affected by the partial government shutdown that started at midnight, and DOE employees and contractors, including in Oak Ridge, are expected to continue their normal work schedules.

”The partial government shutdown does not impact Department of Energy facilities,” federal officials said in a statement. “DOE’s fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill was approved by Congress and signed by the president in September. DOE employees and contractors are expected to continue to report to work according to their usual work schedule.”

Among the DOE sites and operations in Oak Ridge are East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, and Y-12 National Security Complex. Y-12 is overseen by the National Nuclear Security Administration, a DOE agency. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Tennessee Technology Park, Federal, Front Page News, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: agriculture, appropriations bill, Commerce, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, Environmental Protection Agency, federal judiciary, Food and Drug Administration, homeland security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, partial government shutdown, shutdown, state, transportation, Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

New low-income apartments for seniors under construction

Posted at 3:00 pm October 23, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

A new three-story apartment complex for very low-income seniors over the age of 62 is currently being constructed in Oak Ridge and could be open for occupancy by next spring.

Dogwood Manor Apartments is being built behind Linda Brown Realty on Oak Ridge Turnpike and is funded by a federal Housing and Urban Development grant worth $3.1 million. The new facility will feature 23 one-bedroom apartments and a two-bedroom apartment for the on-site manager. The apartments are all designed to be handicap-accessible and one unit will be designed for use by someone with vision or hearing impairments.

Residents would pay 30 percent of their income for rent and utilities in the subsidized housing complex. The work is being performed by J&S Construction of Cookeville.

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: apartments, Dogwood Manor Apartments, grant, Housing and Urban Development, J&S Construction, low-income, low-income apartments, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Turnpike, seniors, subsidized housing

Guest column: Concept paper concerning a housing policy for Oak Ridge

Posted at 12:58 pm June 18, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Guest Columns 4 Comments

By Pat Fain and Leslie Agron

Today Oak Ridge has a default housing policy that begins and ends with two modest grants from Housing and Urban Development consisting of objectives decided internally by city staff. Input from the public has been minimal at best, despite HUD requirements to hold public input meetings. These were held, minimally advertised and sparsely attended. In the past, these objectives were then approved by Oak Ridge City Council without holding Council work sessions to discuss real needs or creative solutions for those needs.

This year and this month, Council will begin an open and (hopefully) far-reaching discussion for a well-thought-out response to community concerns and the need to protect the tax base of the city from further erosion resulting from the deterioration of a significant portion of the housing built before 1945. This paper is to offer ideas and alternate thinking as the City Council proceeds to contemplate the path ahead. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns Tagged With: blight, code violations, deterioration, dilapidated homes, funds, grants, housing, Housing and Urban Development, housing policy, housing strategy, HUD, Leslie Agron, maintenance, nonprofits, Oak Ridge City Council, Pat Fain, poverty, rehab, tax policies, wartime houses

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