State grant of more than $900,000 to be used for Turnpike sidewalks
Note: This story was updated at 8:45 a.m. July 7. Oak Ridge has received a state transportation grant of more than $900,000, and it will be used to complete sidewalks along the south side of Oak...
View ArticleOak Ridge, AC added to state blight elimination program; loans of up to $25K...
Oak Ridge and Anderson County have been added to a state blight elimination program that could allow the city to accelerate its efforts to remove blighted and abandoned homes and replace them with...
View ArticleCouncil to discuss city marketing, eighth rowing lane, housing, Main Street
The Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday will discuss city marketing, the potential eighth lane at the rowing course, housing, and Main Street Oak Ridge. The issues will be discussed during a non-voting...
View ArticleMall demolition begins with ceremonial groundbreaking, knocking down of wall
Note: This story was last updated at 7 p.m. Demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall began Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking and the knocking down of a wall near the former Goody’s store,...
View ArticleReaders ask about Main Street Oak Ridge site plan—see it here
Oak Ridge Today readers have asked about the site plan for Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre project to redevelop the former Oak Ridge Mall. You can see it here. The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning...
View ArticlePublic safety meeting on Nov. 10 to discuss pedestrian safety improvements on...
There will be a public meeting in November to discuss pedestrian safety improvements on Oak Ridge Turnpike. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, November 10, at the Central Services Complex...
View ArticleHere’s what people said they’d like to see in Oak Ridge
An estimated 400 people attended a kick-off meeting for an Oak Ridge City Blueprint at Grove Theater on Thursday. Among other things, people were asked what type of project they would like to see in...
View ArticleHousing report recommends more new homes, rental units
The competition to provide housing for workers is fierce, and Oak Ridge needs more new homes in the $180,000-$280,000 price range and more rental units in the $900-$1,200 price range, according to a...
View ArticleCommunity development director retiring at end of July
Kathryn Baldwin, Oak Ridge community development director, will retire at the end of July. Baldwin announced her retirement in an email that was sent to members of the Oak Ridge Land Bank, the Oak...
View ArticleOak Ridge receives $1.2 million grant for Rails to Trails
The City of Oak Ridge has received a $1.2 million grant that it can use for the proposed Rails to Trails project. The executive board of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization...
View ArticleCouncil approves contract with TDOT for Rails to Trails project
The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday unanimously approved a $1.5 million contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation that is expected to allow a former railroad to be converted into a...
View ArticleOak Ridge hires new community development director
Oak Ridge has hired a new community development director. Wayne Blasius was selected to lead the department earlier this month, and he will start in his new position on August 28, a press release...
View ArticleBaldwin joins planning, design company in Knoxville
Former Oak Ridge Community Development Kathryn Baldwin has joined Lose & Associates, a planning and design company that once developed a master plan for the Oak Ridge City Center. Lose &...
View ArticleHousing: Plan approved for new residential development in east Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge officials have approved a plan that would allow a new residential development on more than 100 acres off Edgemoor Road in east Oak Ridge. It’s a significant change to what had originally...
View ArticleCouncil gives final approval to new housing development in east Oak Ridge
In its second and final vote, the Oak Ridge City Council on Monday approved a plan that will allow a new residential development on more than 100 acres off Edgemoor Road in east Oak Ridge. It’s a...
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