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Rezoning could allow homes on Warehouse Road

Posted at 9:26 pm January 12, 2023
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A rezoning could allow about a dozen single-family residential lots on about five acres of currently vacant land on Warehouse Road. A conceptual plan is shown above.

A rezoning that could be considered by the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission could allow a dozen single-family residential lots on roughly five acres of currently vacant land on Warehouse Road.

The rezoning request, which does not obligate the property owner to build the homes, was presented to the Planning Commission during a non-voting session Thursday evening.

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Filed Under: Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Premium Content Tagged With: Jennifer Williams, Len Hart, low density residential, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, residential lots, rezoning, rezoning request, Warehouse Road

Spontaneous combustion sparks small fire in warehouse

Posted at 5:54 pm July 24, 2016
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Spontaneous combustion from oily rags discarded in a waste container appear to have started a Thursday morning fire at an Oak Ridge warehouse on July 21, 2016, authorities said. (Submitted photo)

Spontaneous combustion from oily rags discarded in a waste container appear to have started a Thursday morning fire at an Oak Ridge warehouse on July 21, 2016, authorities said. (Photo by Tom Scott)

 

Spontaneous combustion from oily rags discarded in a waste container appear to have started a Thursday morning fire at an Oak Ridge warehouse, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Fire Department responded to the fire after a sprinkler system activated at a warehouse at 342 Warehouse Road at about 6:50 a.m. Thursday, July 21.

Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the windows and doors of the building when they arrived, a press release said.

“The fire crew entered through the front door and quickly extinguished a fire in a waste container,” the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department, oily rags, spontaneous combustion, sprinkler system, Warehouse Road

Convenience Center in Oak Ridge closed on Independence Day

Posted at 9:55 am June 30, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Waste Connections Inc. will close the Convenience Center located at 400 Warehouse Road on Saturday, July 4, in observation of the Fourth of July holiday. On Sunday, July 5, the Convenience Center will reopen on regular schedule from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

There will be no change to the regular residential weekly refuse and recycling pick-up schedule.

“Thank you for your cooperation with this schedule adjustment,” the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

Contact Waste Connections Inc. at (865) 482-3656 or visit www.wasteconnectionstn.com for more information.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, convenience center, Fourth of July, Independence Day, July 4, Oak Ridge, Warehouse Road, Waste Connections Inc.

Sewer line construction starts Monday on Warehouse Road

Posted at 1:00 pm November 23, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A city contractor will start work on Monday to relocate and install a larger sanitary sewer line that runs underneath Warehouse Road in east Oak Ridge, a press release said.

The road will be closed just east of Science.gov Way while the excavation work is being done. The work could take three days, although the scheduled could be affected by weather, the release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Morgan Construction Inc., Oak Ridge Public Works Department, road closure, sanitary sewer, Warehouse Road

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