Guest column: Strategizing a path to prosperity
The problem This month, the Oak Ridge City Council will establish your property tax rate for 2014 via the approval of our annual city budget. And though it appears that taxes will remain flat, our...
View ArticleBaughn request: Sell golf course, Chamber property; request payments from...
Note: This story was updated at 11:38 p.m. Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn has proposed that the city sell Centennial Golf Course, and terminate the lease agreement with the Chamber of...
View ArticleGuest column: Council member proposes alternatives to raising water, sewer rates
On Sept. 9, your Oak Ridge City Council will likely vote to approve additional water and sewer rate increases. When combined with the last two increases, the average user’s bill will have spiked 62...
View ArticleCouncil to discuss DOE funding, support tonight
The Oak Ridge City Council will discuss U.S. Department of Energy funding and support during a special meeting tonight. It’s described at least in part as an “information-gathering session.” The...
View ArticleGuest column: Won’t support tax increase, urges residents to prevent further...
Sixteen years ago, Partners for Progress successfully lobbied the city to spend over $15 million of your (the taxpayer) money to launch a major development on the West End of Oak Ridge. The promises...
View ArticleOpinion: A blueprint for growth, the choice is yours
By Leonard Abbatiello Nov. 19, 2015 In a previous article, I pointed out how Oak Ridge has changed. To summarize, we have changed drastically since the mid-1970s, becoming Tennessee average in median...
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