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Council could consider backyard chicken ordinance in May

Posted at 12:30 pm April 22, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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Pictured above during an Oak Ridge City Council work session on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, are Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson, left, and Kayla Wyatt, an advocate for allowing a small number of hens at Oak Ridge homes. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 3:30 p.m.

The Oak Ridge City Council could consider a backyard chicken ordinance in May. If adopted, the ordinance could allow residents to have a small number of chickens, maybe up to a half-dozen hens, in places where they’re not allowed now.

Council is expected to use a Knoxville ordinance as a model. Knoxville allows domesticated chickens under an ordinance approved in 2010. An annual $25 permit is required to keep the birds, up to six chickens (hens only) are allowed, and they must be kept in a fenced enclosure at all times. They are for personal use only, and the slaughtering of chickens is prohibited.

Knoxville also requires a $50 fee for a building permit for the fenced enclosure and for a required henhouse, which must be covered and predator-resistant.

The Oak Ridge City Council could conceivably have several options in May: adopt the Knoxville ordinance without any changes, adopt a modified version of it, reject it, or defer it or send it to the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission for further review. Planning Commission can’t accept it or reject it but can recommend that Council do so.

Oak Ridge officials have considered allowing backyard chickens before. In April 2010, the Oak Ridge City Council voted 4-3 against a resolution that would have kept alive a previous proposal. Two current Council members, Charlie Hensley and Ellen Smith, voted in favor of referring the proposal to the Planning Commission, which could have then consulted with interested residents and other city boards. The rejected resolution also would have directed former Interim City Manager Gary Cinder to draft an ordinance to amend the city code. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, backyard chickens, Charlie Hensley, chicken ordinance, Gary Cinder, Jane Miller, Kayla Wyatt, Kelly Callison, Knoxville ordinance, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge Backyard Chickens, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Rick Chinn, Trina Baughn

Gooch elected mayor, Smith mayor pro tem

Posted at 8:50 pm November 24, 2014
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Oak Ridge City Council November 2014

The new Oak Ridge City Council is pictured above. From right they are new member Kelly Callison, continuing member Charlie Hensley, new members Rick Chinn and Warren Gooch, continuing members Chuck Hope and Trina Baughn, and new member Ellen Smith. Council members are elected in staggered terms, so Baughn, Hensley, and Hope won’t be up for election until 2016. Callison, Chinn, Gooch, and Smith won their seats in the November 4 municipal election.

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9 a.m. Nov. 25.

New Oak Ridge City Council member Warren Gooch has been appointed mayor, and returning City Council member Ellen Smith has been elected mayor pro tem.

The two were appointed to serve two-year terms by the seven-member Oak Ridge City Council during a Monday night meeting, the first after the November 4 municipal election.

It’s the first elected office for Gooch, a lawyer, although he previously ran for Anderson County mayor in August 2012. Gooch was the top vote-getter in the November 4 municipal election, and he is the city’s 10th mayor, according to City Council member Chuck Hope, who also sought to be mayor.

“I do think our best days are ahead of us,” Gooch said after two members switched votes and cast ballots for him, breaking an impasse that had lasted through five rounds of voting. “Great things happen here every day, and they have for 70 years.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, ballots, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, David Mosby, election, Ellen Smith, Jane Miller, Kelly Callison, mayor, mayor pro tem, November 4 municipal election, Oak Ridge City Council, Rick Chinn, Tom Beehan, Trina Baughn, Warren Gooch

Four City Council members say they’d like to be mayor

Posted at 12:31 pm November 18, 2014
By John Huotari 4 Comments

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Note: This story was updated at 3:03 p.m.

Four members of the new Oak Ridge City Council that starts Monday have announced that they would like to be mayor. One would like to also be considered for mayor pro tem.

The seven-member City Council, which has four new members, will appoint a mayor and mayor pro tem during its Monday night meeting. The City Council picks two of its members to serve as mayor and mayor pro tem after each municipal election every two years.

In letters to Council, current member Chuck Hope said he is interested in serving as mayor and so did City Council members-elect Rick Chinn and Warren Gooch.

Former City Council member Ellen Smith, who regained a seat in the November 4 election after an election loss two years ago, said she would like to be considered for mayor or mayor pro tem. Under the City Charter, the mayor pro tem presides at meetings when the mayor is absent or temporarily disabled. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, City Charter, David Mosby, Ellen Smith, Jane Miller, Kelly Callison, mayor, mayor pro tem, municipal election, Oak Ridge City Council, Rick Chinn, Tom Beehan, Trina Baughn, Warren Gooch

City Council winners: Gooch, Chinn, Callison, and Smith

Posted at 11:58 pm November 4, 2014
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Five Oak Ridge City Council Candidate 2014

Three of the four candidates elected to the Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday are pictured above during a September forum. Warren Gooch, second from left, was the top vote-getter, finishing ahead of Rick Chinn, second from right, and Kelly Callison, right. Incumbent Anne Garcia Garland, center, was not re-elected. Candidate Gary Love is also pictured.

 

Note: This story was updated at 1:28 a.m. Nov. 5.

Three newcomers and a former member were elected to the Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday. The winners were Warren Gooch, Rick Chinn, Kelly Callison, and Ellen Smith.

There were four seats available, and two incumbents—Anne Garcia Garland and David Mosby—were unseated. Two other incumbents—Mayor Tom Beehan and Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller—did not seek re-election, meaning a majority of the seven-member body will be new.

“It’s clearly a transitional election,” said Gooch, a lawyer and the top vote-getter. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, 2014 Election, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, David Mosby, Doc Savara, election, Ellen Smith, Eric Tobler, Gary Love, Jane Miller, Kelly Callison, November 4 municipal election, Oak Ridge City Council, Pedro Otaduy, Rick Chinn, Tom Beehan, Warren Gooch

2014 Election: Interest in mayor position, mall redevelopment, better ties with BOE

Posted at 1:06 am November 3, 2014
By John Huotari 7 Comments

Oak Ridge City Council Candidate Forum

Nine of the 10 Oak Ridge City Council candidates are pictured above. From right, they are Kelly Callison, Rick Chinn, incumbent Anne Garcia Garland, Warren Gooch, Gary Love, incumbent David Mosby, Pedro Otaduy, former Council member Ellen Smith, and Eric Tobler. Not pictured is Aditya “Doc” Savara.

 

A majority of the Oak Ridge City Council candidates said they would consider running for mayor or vice mayor if elected on Tuesday, and almost all supported the incentives recommended for the proposed redevelopers of the former Oak Ridge Mall.

The candidates were mixed on whether to bring back red-light cameras, and most seemed to think the city’s property tax rate is about right, in light of current budget needs.

Asked to grade the current Council as leaders, the candidates handed out grades ranging from “A” to “F.”

In a series of recent forums, the candidates generally advocated for better communication between the City Council and Oak Ridge Board of Education and, for the most part, seemed to be in favor of taking over Clark Center Park in south Oak Ridge, although their approvals would hinge on factors such as cost and property restrictions.

There are 10 candidates running for four seats on the seven-member Council in Tuesday’s election. Two of the incumbents—Anne Garcia Garland and David Mosby—are seeking re-election—and two others—Mayor Tom Beehan and Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller—are not.

Many consider it a critical election, with a business boom under way and major projects on the horizon, including the proposed redevelopment of the mall and the planned $6.5 billion Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 National Security Complex.

The new Council is expected to elect a new mayor and mayor pro tem (like a vice mayor) during its next meeting after Tuesday’s election.

Here is a look at some of what the candidates said during the recent forums. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Aditya "Doc" Savara, Anne Garcia Garland, BOE, candidates, City Council, Clark Center Park, commercial development, David Mosby, DOE, Ellen Smith, Eric Tobler, festivals, Gary Love, Grove Center, growth, housing, Jackson Square, Jane Miller, Kelly Callison, mayor, mayor pro tem, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, Oak Ridge Schools, Pedro Otaduy, property tax rate, recreational events, red light cameras, residents, retail, Rick Chinn, sales tax revenue, schools, tax increment financing, tax revenues, TIF, Tom Beehan, U.S. Department of Energy, UPF, uranium processing facility, vice mayor, vision, Warren Gooch, Y-12 National Security Complex

TDOT presents $237,500 signal timing grant to Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:01 pm September 17, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer presents a signal optimization grant check to Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer presents a signal optimization grant check to Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

Grant for signal optimization

The City of Oak Ridge has been awarded a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for $237,500 for a signal timing optimization project, and TDOT Commissioner John Schroer recently presented the award to Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller in Nashville.

The signal timing optimization grant is funded by the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, or CMAQ, which supports transportation projects that reduce air emissions from on-road sources and non-road sources, as well as projects that reduce traffic congestion, a press release said.

“The city is pleased to receive this grant which will significantly enhance air quality and reduce congested roadways,” Oak Ridge City Engineer Steve Byrd said in the press release.

The signal timing optimization project will target 26 traffic signals on Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge Turnpike, and Lafayette Drive. The program will synchronize these lights in order to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and vehicle idling, and decrease commuter travel time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: air emissions, CAP, City Council, City of Oak Ridge, Climate Action Plan, CMAQ, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, Environmental Quality Advisory Board, EQAB, greenhouse gas emissions, Illinois Avenue, Jane Miller, John Schroer, Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge Turnpike, signal timing, signal timing optimization, Steve Byrd, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic congestion, traffic flow, transportation, travel time, vehicle idling

Oak Ridge celebrates 200th anniversary of national anthem on Sunday

Posted at 2:07 pm September 10, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Star-Spangled Banner Day Oak Ridge

The City of Oak Ridge will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the national anthem on Sunday afternoon at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Submitted image)

Oak Ridge will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the national anthem on Sunday afternoon at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Amphitheater.

The Star-Spangled Banner Day celebration starts at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The Oak Ridge Civic Center complex is located at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

A short program honoring the national anthem will begin at 4:30 p.m., and the national anthem will be sung at 5:00 p.m., a press release said.

“We’d like to invite families across Tennessee to join America’s Secret City in honoring this important national anniversary,” said Jane Miller, Oak Ridge mayor pro tem. “This will be a wonderful event as we celebrate the birthday of our national anthem and pay honor to the great United States of America.”

The event is jointly sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Roane County, the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Knoxville/Oak Ridge Staybridge Suites Hotel, and the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association. Everyone is invited to this community event, the press release said. Families are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets to sit on. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Community, Government, Oak Ridge, Roane County, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Battle of Baltimore, Bill Haslam, British, City of Oak Ridge, Debi Boody, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Jane Miller, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, Martin McBride, national anthem, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, proclamation, Randy McNally, Roane County, Ron Woody, Secret City, Sing It America, Star-Spangled Banner, Star-Spangled Banner Day, Staybridge Suites Hotel, Terry Frank, United States of America, War of 1812

Nineteen candidates for Oak Ridge City Council, School Board

Posted at 12:33 pm August 21, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Note: This story was last updated at 2 p.m.

Ten candidates have qualified to run for Oak Ridge City Council in the November 4 municipal election, and there are nine candidates for Oak Ridge Board of Education—a total of 19 candidates.

It’s the largest field of candidates in recent memory, and it’s not immediately clear when, or if, there has been a field as large.

The deadline to qualify as a candidate in this fall’s municipal elections in Anderson County was noon Thursday.

There is a mix of incumbents and newcomers in Oak Ridge, Clinton, Rocky Top (Lake City), Norris, and Oliver Springs.

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In Oak Ridge, two incumbents, including Mayor Tom Beehan and Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller, are not seeking re-election. Meanwhile, the other two incumbents whose terms expire this November, Anne Garcia Garland and David Mosby, are running for another four-year term.

In addition to Garcia Garland and Mosby, the other Oak Ridge City Council candidates are:

  • Kelly Callison,
  • R.G. “Rick” Chinn,
  • Warren L. Gooch,
  • Gary L. Love,
  • Pedro J. Otaduy,
  • Aditya “Doc” Savara,
  • Ellen D. Smith, and
  • Eric Tobler.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, 2014 Election, Anderson County, Clinton, Government, Lake City, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Wells, Aditya "Doc" Savara, Anderson County, Andrew Howard, Andrew Howe, Andy Marathe, Anne Garcia Garland, Becky Lindsay, Bill Grieve, Bob Eby, borrowing, Brian Brown, Brian Hatmaker, candidates, Cassandra Mitchell, Chris Hepler, Chris Keever, Chris Mitchell, Chuck Fleischmann, Clinton, Clinton Board of Education, Clinton City Council, Clinton mayor, Curtis Isabell, Dan DiGregorio, David Mosby, Denise Casteel, Donald R. Douglas, E.T. Stamey, Ellen Smith, Eric Tobler, Gary Mullins, Jack Black, Jane Miller, Jean Hiser, Jeffery Bass, Jenny Richter, Jo-Ann Fehr, Kelly Callison, Kimberly K. "K.K." Webster, Lake City, Laura Bowles, Laurie Paine, Loretta Painter, M.T. "Terry" Craze, Marian Wildgruber, Mary Headrick, Maurice Walker, Melanie Heiberg, Michael Lovely, Mike Mahathy, municipal elections, Natalie Erb, Nathan Benson, Norris, Norris City Council, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, Paige Marshall, Pamela Brown, Pedro J. Otaduy, Peter Sexton, Rick Chinn, Robert Miller, Rocky Top, Rocky Top City Council, Rocky Top mayor, Ronald Young, Scott Burton, Ted Phillips, Timothy Bible, Timothy Sharp, Tom Beehan, U.S. House of Representatives, Warren Gooch, York Haverkamp, Zach Farrar

Mayor Beehan won’t seek re-election to City Council

Posted at 1:44 pm August 20, 2014
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Tom Beehan and Gary Wade

Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, left, is pictured above earlier this month with Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary Wade at Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab and Kitchen. Beehan will not seek re-election to Oak Ridge City Council in November.

 

Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, who has served on the City Council since 2001, will not seek re-election in November.

Beehan said he has been considering whether to run “for some time,” and he announced his decision to not seek re-election on Wednesday. Before making the decision, Beehan said, he wanted to be sure that quality candidates with a vision for the city’s future were ready to run.

“It’s clear that there are candidates who have the vision and ability to serve the community on City Council,” Beehan said in a press release. “I have enjoyed serving Oak Ridge as mayor and as a City Council member, but I think it is time for new leadership to take a fresh look at moving Oak Ridge forward.”

Beehan said he has spent 20 years as an elected official in local government in Oak Ridge and in Covington, Kentucky—before his family moved to Oak Ridge.

“I consider this a retirement from public service as an elected official, but I plan to continue to be engaged in community activities,” Beehan said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, Betsy Coleman Realty, City Council, David Mosby, economic development, elected official, entrepreneurs, housing, Jane Miller, leadership, Mark Watson, mayor, mayor pro tem, municipal election, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge City Council, public service, re-election, Ridge City Ramblers, safe neighborhoods, schools, small business, Tennessee Municipal League, Tom Beehan

Miller, mayor pro tem, won’t seek re-election in November

Posted at 12:42 pm August 18, 2014
By John Huotari 5 Comments

Jane Miller

Jane Miller

She’s been on the Oak Ridge City Council for more than a decade, and on Sunday, Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller said she will not seek re-election in November.

Miller was appointed to City Council in October 2003. She successfully ran for the office in a special election in August 2004 and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009.

Miller was elected by the City Council to first serve as mayor pro tem in July 2007, presiding over meetings when the mayor is absent, and she has continued since, having been re-elected by Council in 2009, 2011, and 2013.

“It has been a great honor and privilege to work with and for the citizens of Oak Ridge as a member of City Council and mayor pro tem,” Miller said in a press release. “I have been humbled to represent you as a common sense, pro-business leader and to work for responsible solutions to improve our city and pursue a better, brighter future for our citizens. This is a bittersweet decision, but after much discussion with my family over the last few weeks, it is time for me to pass this responsibility to others.”

Eleven years is enough, Miller said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Jane Miller, mayor pro tem, November 4 election, Oak Ridge City Council, re-election

Thursday deadline to qualify for municipal elections across Anderson County

Posted at 1:59 pm August 15, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Thursday is the deadline to qualify for municipal elections across Anderson County, and so far, there appears to be a mix of incumbents and newcomers in Oak Ridge, Clinton, Rocky Top (Lake City), Norris, and Oliver Springs.

Eleven people, including the four incumbents, have expressed an interest in running for four seats on Oak Ridge City Council in November, and seven candidates have qualified so far.

Meanwhile, three people, including one incumbent, have qualified to run for three seats on the Oak Ridge Board of Education. A total of nine potential candidates, including the three who have qualified, have picked up petitions to run for Oak Ridge school board.

The November 4 election is the last in a series of three elections this year. The deadline to qualify is noon Thursday, August 21. A candidate needs 25 verified signatures on a nomination petition to qualify.

Those who have qualified to run for Oak Ridge City Council are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, 2014 Election, Clinton, Education, Government, K-12, Lake City, Norris, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Aditya "Doc" Savara, Anderson County, Andrew Howard, Andrew Howe, Anne Garcia Garland, Becky Lindsay, Bill Grieve, Bob Eby, borrowing, Brian Brown, Brian Hatmaker, Cassandra Mitchell, Chris Mitchell, Chuck Fleischmann, Clinton, Clinton Board of Education, Clinton City Council, Clinton mayor, Curtis Isabell, Dan DiGregorio, David Mosby, Denise Casteel, Donald R. Douglas, E.T. Stamey, Ellen Smith, Eric Tobler, Gary Mullins, Jack Black, Jane Miller, Jeffery Bass, Jenny Richter, Jo-Ann Fehr, Kelly Callison, Lake City, Laura Bowles, Laurie Paine, Loretta Painter, Marian Wildgruber, Mary Headrick, Maurice Walker, Melanie Heiberg, Michael Lovely, Mike Mahathy, municipal elections, Natalie Erb, Nathan Benson, Norris, Norris City Council, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, Paige Marshall, Pamela Brown, Peter Sexton, Rick Chinn, Robert Miller, Rocky Top, Rocky Top City Council, Rocky Top mayor, Ronald Young, Satchidanand Marathe, Scott Burton, Ted Phillips, Timothy Bible, Timothy Sharp, Tom Beehan, U.S. House of Representatives, Warren Gooch, York Haverkamp, Zach Farrar

City to use traffic camera money for parking lot work at Blankenship Field

Posted at 2:57 pm May 22, 2014
By John Huotari 9 Comments

Red-light Camera at Oak Ridge Turnpike and New York Avenue

The Oak Ridge City Council agreed last week to use $180,000 in traffic camera money for improvements to the lower parking at Blankenship Field.

 

The Oak Ridge City Council agreed last week in a 5-2 vote to use $180,000 in traffic camera money for improvements to the lower parking lot at Blankenship Field, which is used for football games and high school graduation.

The request from Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan was reviewed at a City Council work session on April 28.

The work could include resurfacing work at the lower parking lot and access to the lower levels and visitors bleachers under the American with Disabilities Act. The project has been reviewed by the city staff, and it could include resurfacing, ADA improvements, handicapped parking, and new pavement and striping.

The work would complement a project to replace the demolished visitors bleachers at Blankenship Field, a $455,000 project that was unanimously approved by the Oak Ridge Board of Education in March. The bleachers had been deemed unsafe, and school officials are hoping to replace them before the first home football game on Aug. 29. The school board agreed to use the school system’s fund balance to pay for the replacement bleachers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Government, Government, High School, K-12, Middle School, Oak Ridge, Slider, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: ADA, American with Disabilities Act, Anne Garcia Garland, Blankenship Field, Blankenship Revitalization Committee, bleachers, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, David Mosby, football games, high school graduation, Jackson Square, Jackson Square revitalization, Jane Miller, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, parking, parking lot, pavement, Redflex Traffic Systems, Tom Beehan, traffic cameras, Trina Baughn, visitors bleachers

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