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Next Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 9:19 pm March 20, 2019
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Pictured above at a Breakfast with the Legislators on April 25, 2016, are, from left, Tennessee Sen. Randy McNally, Rep. John Ragan, and Rep. Kent Calfee. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, March 25. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served, a press release said.

Tennessee senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about this session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, the press release said. The public is invited to attend.

“The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Hear from state legislators at Monday breakfast

Posted at 9:56 pm January 26, 2019
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will have its first Breakfast with the Legislators event of the year on Monday, January 28. The meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served.

State senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about the legislative outlook for this session of the Tennessee General Assembly and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend.

“The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community,” the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Government, Nonprofits, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 2:15 pm April 22, 2018
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, April 23.

The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served.

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, Senator Ken Yager, and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to provide a summary of the legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, Oak Ridge, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 8:46 am March 25, 2018
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The next Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday. It’s hosted by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.

Tennessee senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about this session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend.

The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.  A free continental breakfast will be served, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, legislation, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Breakfast with Legislators on Monday

Posted at 12:48 am January 26, 2018
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will have this year’s first Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, January 29. The meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served.

Tennessee senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about the legislative outlook for this session of the Tennessee General Assembly and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend.

“The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community,” the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, legislation, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Presentation on Oak Ridge Airport scheduled for Tuesday

Posted at 12:40 pm January 11, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Image from a Billy Stair presentation on the Oak Ridge Airport project to Roane County officials at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.

Image from a Billy Stair presentation on the Oak Ridge Airport project to Roane County officials at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.

 

A presentation that will provide information about the status of the Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport project has been scheduled for Tuesday evening.

The presentation is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, in the Robertsville Middle School Library. It’s part of a joint work session between the Oak Ridge City Council and Oak Ridge Board of Education that will begin at 6 p.m.

The airport presentation will be given by Billy Stair, aviation consultant, and Bill Marrison, president of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. In December, Stair gave a presentation about the airport to Roane County officials.

After that meeting, Oak Ridge Today reported that Tennessee officials have appropriated $15 million that could be used for the proposed airport at Heritage Center, the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge. The appropriation, which is pending approval of the Oak Ridge Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration, would be enough to cover about 33 percent to 38 percent of the current estimated project cost of $40 million to $45 million. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Appalachian Regional Commission, Bill Marrison, Billy Stair, City of Oak Ridge, Community Reuse Organization, CROET, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Heritage Center, John C. Schroer, K-25 site, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, Oak Ridge airport, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport, Roane County, Robertsville Middle School, Steve Kelley, Tennessee Aeronautics Commission, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee General Assembly, The Roane Alliance, U.S. Department of Energy, Wade Creswell

State appropriates $15 million that could be used for Oak Ridge Airport

Posted at 1:07 pm December 11, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Image from a Billy Stair presentation on the Oak Ridge Airport project to Roane County officials at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.

Image from a Billy Stair presentation on the Oak Ridge Airport project to Roane County officials at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.

 

KINGSTON—Tennessee officials have appropriated $15 million that could be used for the proposed airport at Heritage Center, the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge.

The appropriation, which is pending approval of the Oak Ridge Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration, would be enough to cover about 33 percent to 38 percent of the current estimated project cost of $40 million to $45 million.

The appropriation was announced by Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John C. Schroer in a November 8 letter to members of the Tennessee General Assembly. Oak Ridge Today received a copy of the letter on Monday.

The $15 million that could be used for the Oak Ridge Airport is one half of a $30 million appropriation approved by the Tennessee General Assembly for the Aeronautics Economic Development Fund earlier this year, said Billy Stair, a former communications director at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who is now a consultant helping with the airport project. That half was to support the construction of new general aviation airports like the project in Oak Ridge, and Oak Ridge received all of the $15 million for general aviation airports, Stair said.

“MKAA (Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority) is the only public entity in the state with planning documents for a new airport currently under review,” Schroer said in his November letter to legislators. The $15 million will be allocated to the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, which would own and operate the Oak Ridge Airport, pending FAA approval. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, East Tennessee Technology Park, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Slider, State, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Aeronautics Economic Development Fund, airport, Appalachian Regional Commission, ARC, Bill Haslam, Bill Marrison, Billy Stair, Blair Road, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, CROET, DOE, Downtown Island, East Tennessee Technology Park, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, haul road, Heritage Center, John C. Schroer, John Ragan, K-25 site, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, McGhee Tyson, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, MKAA, National Program of Integrated Airport Systems, Oak Ridge airport, Oak Ridge City Council, Randy McNally, Roane County Commission, Roane County Courthouse, Steve Kelley, Tennessee Aeronautics Commission, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Department of Energy

League of Women Voters lobbyist will review actions in state legislature this year

Posted at 9:32 am May 15, 2017
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Stewart Clifton

Stewart Clifton

Stewart Clifton, lobbyist for the League of Women Voters of Tennessee, will review major actions in the state legislature this year during a lunchtime talk in Oak Ridge on Tuesday.

Stewart Clifton will be the guest speaker at Lunch with the League on Tuesday, May 16, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, which is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The community is invited to attend.

In this presentation, he will review important actions of the recently completed Tennessee General Assembly, a press release said. Some attention will be given to a discussion of legislative advocacy skills. There will be time for questions and answers, the release said.

Lunch with the League is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, and it is open to the public. There is no cost to attend, and reservations are not needed, the press release said. Box lunches will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come basis for $8, or you may bring your own. Coffee and tea are provided. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Tennessee, Lunch with the League, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, state legislature, Stewart Clifton, Tennessee General Assembly

General Assembly approves bill that would establish CROET as ETTP manager

Posted at 4:35 pm April 21, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The East Tennessee Technology Park, now known as Heritage Center in west Oak Ridge, is pictured above in this aerial photo from 2015. The large building that extends from left to right at left-center is the former K-27 Building, where demolition work was completed in August 2016. (Photo courtesy CROET)

The East Tennessee Technology Park, now known as Heritage Center in west Oak Ridge, is pictured above in this aerial photo from 2015. The large building that extends from left to right at left-center is the former K-27 Building, where demolition work was completed in August 2016. (Photo courtesy CROET)

 

The Tennessee General Assembly has approved legislation that would establish the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, or CROET, as the manager of the 1,300-acre East Tennessee Technology Park in west Oak Ridge, a press release said.

The legislation was sponsored by Tennessee Senator Ken Yager and Representative Kent Calfee, both Kingston Republicans. It has been sent to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam for his signature.

East Tennessee Technology Park, or ETTP, is also known as Heritage Center and the former K-25 site. It once housed the K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, which was built during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. That was a top-secret federal program to build the world’s first atomic weapons, before Germany could.

The ETTP site, once used to enrich uranium, is slowly being cleaned up. K-25 operations ended in 1985, and the site was permanently shut down in 1987. Now, it is being slowly converted into a large industrial park. Proponents hope it will become one of East Tennessee’s prime locations for new industry, the press release said.

CROET President Lawrence Young said the state legislation “is the latest step in efforts by the Department of Energy and CROET to reindustrialize the former K-25 site and help diversify the region’s economy.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, CROET, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Slider, State, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Bill Haslam, City of Oak Ridge, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, CROET, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, gaseous diffusion, HB0978, Heritage Center, Horizon Center, IDB, K-25, K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, OREM, Roane County, SB0707, Tennessee General Assembly, U.S. Department of Energy, Vision 2016, Vision 2020

Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday

Posted at 12:05 am April 20, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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The monthly Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday. It’s scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 24, 2017, in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center. Pictured above from left during a Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, April 25, 2016, are Sen. Randy McNally, Rep. John Ragan, and Rep. Kent Calfee. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The monthly Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday. It’s scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 24, in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is located at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Breakfast with the Legislators is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. A light continental breakfast is provided at no charge, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Tennessee senators Ken Yager and Randy McNally and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to bring everyone up to date on what’s happening in the state legislature, the Tennessee General Assembly, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 10:36 am March 22, 2017
By Maureen Hoyt Leave a Comment

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The next Breakfast with the Legislators is at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on Monday, March 27, 2017. Pictured above in a breakfast in 2016 are Sen. Randy McNally (now lieutenant governor), Rep. John Ragan, and Rep. Kent Calfee. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The next Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday morning at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The breakfast is scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

The Civic Center is at 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A light continental breakfast will be provided at no charge. The public is encouraged to attend, a press release said.

Senators Ken Yager and Randy McNally, who is now lieutenant governor, and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to bring everyone up to date on what’s happening in the Tennessee General Assembly, the press release said. Members of the audience may ask questions and give opinions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, community, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, news, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday

Posted at 1:01 pm February 23, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Pictured above at a Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, April 25, 2016, are, from left, Tennessee Sen. Randy McNally, Rep. John Ragan, and Rep. Kent Calfee. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday. It’s scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday, February 27, in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is located at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Breakfast with the Legislators is organized by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. A light continental breakfast is provided at no charge, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Senators Ken Yager and Randy McNally and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to bring everyone up to date on what’s happening in the Tennessee Legislature, a press release said. Members of the audience may ask questions and give opinions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

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