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Edgemoor Road maintenance could cause traffic delays

Posted at 8:43 pm February 2, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge

Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge

 

The Oak Ridge Public Works Department will be performing right-of-way maintenance on Edgemoor Road beginning Monday, February 6. This work could cause delays for drivers in the area, a press release said.

The maintenance project is estimated to be complete by Friday, February 17, providing there are no issues with weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the press release said. The road work will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Motorists should expect some delay in the flow of traffic during this time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Edgemoor Road, maintenance, Oak Ridge Public Works Department, right-of-way maintenance

North Ridge Trail maintenance scheduled for Saturday, June 6

Posted at 1:57 pm June 1, 2015
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Ray and Jo Ann Garrett appointed trail stewards

New North Ridge Trail Stewards Ray and JoAnn Garrett have announced that the annual North Ridge Trail/National Trails Day maintenance event will focus on the west portion of the trail, west of Illinois Avenue.

Volunteers should meet at the Garretts’ home at 101 Windham (just off West Outer Drive) at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, a press release said.

Oak Ridge leaders JoAnn and Ray Garrett, who are longtime members of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, agreed last month to co-steward the North Ridge Trail.

“They are filling the big shoes of out-going Trail Steward Susan Donnelly, who is stepping down due to increased work and life commitments,” the TCWP press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: JoAnn Garrett, maintenance, National Trails Day, North Ridge Trail, Ray Garrett, Susan Donnelly, TCWP, Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning

Repairs needed, school system considers three options for Preschool

Posted at 10:07 pm October 30, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Preschool and School Administration Building

The Oak Ridge Board of Education will consider three options for the Oak Ridge Schools Preschool on New York Avenue during a Monday night meeting. The building—which has lead paint that needs to be repaired, replaced, and painted, among other things—has to be renovated or vacated for the Head Start program to receive funding in the 2015-2016 school year.

 

It’s 70 years old and in need of repairs. Federal officials want it renovated or vacated by next year in order for the school system to continue to receive Head Start funding.

So, on Monday, the Oak Ridge Board of Education will consider what to do about the Oak Ridge Preschool, a building on New York Avenue that’s been on the repair wish list for years.

The school board will consider three options:

  • stay in the building and renovate it;
  • move the Preschool and its roughly 200 students to a different site, possibly by leasing space;
  • move the Preschool classes and split them up among the elementary schools.

There is one option that is not on the table, school officials said Thursday.

“We have no intention…of shutting down the Preschool in any form or fashion,” said Chris Marczak, Oak Ridge Schools assistant superintendent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, K-12, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Thacker, American with Disabilities Act, Blankenship Field, Chris Marczak, Friends of the Oak Ridge Preschool, Head Start, Head Start funding, lead paint, maintenance, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Preschool, Oak Ridge Schools, Pine Valley Elementary School, preschool, school board

Civic Center Recreation Building closed for maintenance Saturday to Wednesday

Posted at 9:49 am August 1, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Civic Center Gymnasium

The Oak Ridge Civic Center Gymnasium is pictured above during a Christmas ceremony in December 2011.

The Oak Ridge Civic Center Recreation Building will be closed for floor and swimming pool maintenance from Saturday, Aug. 2, to Wednesday, Aug. 7.

The building and pool will reopen on Thursday, Aug. 8, but the gymnasium will not reopen until Monday, Aug. 12.

The Civic Center Recreation Building is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Filed Under: Government, Oliver Springs, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: maintenance, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Civic Center Recreation Building

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

Civic Center pool closes for maintenance April 12, 13

Posted at 10:25 am April 11, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Civic Center swimming pool will be closed on April 12 and 13 for deck maintenance. The pool is scheduled to re-open April 15 on normal schedule.

For more information, call the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department at (865) 425-3450 or visit the city’s website at www.oakridgetn.gov

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Top Stories Tagged With: maintenance, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, swimming pool

DOE Oak Ridge Office awards $14 million contract for roads, grounds, maintenance

Posted at 4:20 pm April 10, 2013
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Larry Kelly

Larry Kelly

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office recently awarded a $14 million contract to Knoxville-based small business Environment, Safety, and Health Inc. for roads, grounds, and maintenance services on the DOE Oak Ridge Reservation.

“The Oak Ridge Reservation includes 105 miles of roads and thousands of acres of land that require upkeep, and maintaining their functionality is vitally important to our operations,” said DOE-ORO Manager Larry Kelly. “We require a responsive and professional organization to carry out this mission, and we have that with ES&H.”

ES&H Inc., the incumbent contractor since 2008, will continue to provide services in support of roads, grounds, and maintenance on the 33,500-acre Oak Ridge Reservation and will employ 18 people in support of the contract. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Knoxville, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: contract, Environment Safety and Health Inc., ES&H Inc., grounds, Larry Kelly, maintenance, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Reservation, roads, U.S. Department of Energy

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