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Geothermal well system leaking under ORHS soccer field

Posted at 11:37 am August 2, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The geothermal well system is leaking under the soccer field at Oak Ridge High School, requiring emergency repairs to prevent classroom heat pumps from shutting down, school officials said.

“Recently, we lost a section of the geothermal wellfield to leaks in the well system that would require extensive exploratory excavation to locate and repair the leaks,” said Allen Thacker, Oak Ridge Schools maintenance and operations supervisor. “This option is not possible due to the location of the wellfield under the soccer field and the extensive cost of excavation and replacement of field damage. The wellfield is now operating at below 80 percent capacity, and the need for the cooling tower to be the primary source of water cooling is imperative to prevent shutdown of the classroom heat pumps.”

Thacker said the heat pumps serve all of the Learning Center, most of Comprehensive Studies, part of the Wellness Center, Visual Arts, and administration areas.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Thacker, Bruce Lay, geothermal well, heat pumps, hydronic loop, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, soccer field, wellfield

St. Mary’s opens new soccer field with first-ever home match

Posted at 10:37 am March 24, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

St. Mary's School

St. Mary’s School of Oak Ridge is officially opening its soccer field today (Tuesday, March 24).

The opening ceremony starts at 5:15 p.m. today with a blessing of the field and ribbon-cutting ceremony. After the ceremony, at 5:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Varsity Coed Soccer team will play the Paideia Academy in its first-ever home soccer match. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Father Bede, Knights of Columbus Council 3175, Paideia Academy, Rick Riikola, Riikola Construction, soccer field, St. Mary's, St. Mary's Parish, St. Mary's Varsity Coed Soccer, St. Mary’s School

Council rejects funding for sinkhole repairs, tax rate reduction; approves Habitat property transfer

Posted at 4:46 pm June 2, 2013
By John Huotari 11 Comments

Oak Ridge High School Soccer Field Sinkhole

The Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday rejected a request to reimburse the school system about $36,000 for repairs to this 13-foot sinkhole under the Oak Ridge High School soccer field.

The Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday rejected a request to use red light camera money to reimburse the school system $36,000 for sinkhole repairs made in April at the Oak Ridge High School soccer field.

Council also agreed to transfer a small burned-out lot on Hillside Road to Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County and rejected a proposal to lower the property tax rate by one cent.

Asked about the sinkhole repair reimbursement on Tuesday, Oak Ridge Schools Interim Superintendent Bob Smallridge said the school system, which expects revenues to fall by about $1 million and is cutting 18 positions, has a tight budget. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Government, K-12, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, Bob Smallridge, budget, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, David Mosby, fire, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, HFHAC, Hillside Road, home, Jane Miller, Jennifer Sheehan, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge High School, property tax rate, red light camera money, sinkhole repairs, soccer field, Tom Beehan, Trina Baughn

Council considers budget tonight

Posted at 8:53 am May 28, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Oak Ridge City Council Budget Meeting

The Oak Ridge City Council will consider the municipal budget, which is not expected to raise property taxes, during a second and final reading Tuesday evening.

The Oak Ridge City Council will consider the municipal budget on second and final reading tonight.

If approved, the budget would not raise property taxes, but it would give employees a 1 percent pay raise and add another $50,000 for the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce contract.

Tonight’s meeting also includes a presentation of the Oak Ridge Schools’ budget, which was approved on second and final reading on Thursday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, municipal budget, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, pay raise, property taxes, Secret City Festival, sinkhole, soccer field

Workers repairing sinkhole under Oak Ridge soccer field

Posted at 5:12 pm April 22, 2013
By John Huotari 7 Comments

Oak Ridge High School Soccer Field Sinkhole

Workers are repairing a 13-foot sinkhole under the soccer field at Oak Ridge High School.

Workers are repairing a 13-foot sinkhole under the Oak Ridge High School soccer field.

It started as an 18-inch hole two weeks ago, said Allen Thacker, Oak Ridge Schools maintenance and operations supervisor. A section of the field “fell out,” and water was observed at the bottom.

Workers dug down about eight feet and found water running in, Thacker said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, High School, K-12, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Thacker, Blount Excavating, boys soccer, Geoservices, geothermal wells, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, reverse rock filter, sinkhole, soccer field

Police dog finds man’s missing gun on Robertsville soccer field

Posted at 4:51 pm December 27, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

An Oak Ridge police dog located a missing revolver in the grass on a soccer field at Robertsville Middle School early Friday morning, authorities said.

Leshawn Graham, 21, of Royce Circle in Oak Ridge, told police he had laid the gun down in the soccer field but could not find it, according to warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: gun, K-9, Leshawn Graham, police dog, revolver, Robertsville Middle School, soccer field

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