Comments on: Lobbyists and TVA land — are Oak Ridge’s leaders tuned in to us? http://ellensmith.org/blog/2007/05/27/lobbyists-and-tva-land-are-oak-ridges-leaders-tuned-in-to-us/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ray Kircher http://ellensmith.org/blog/2007/05/27/lobbyists-and-tva-land-are-oak-ridges-leaders-tuned-in-to-us/#comment-1019 Ray Kircher Mon, 28 May 2007 03:06:24 +0000 http://ellensmith.org/blog/?p=5#comment-1019 The waterfront during this weekend's regatta has shown exemplary water control by TVA. Why shouldn’t TVA control their land properly also? I believe this policy has left our city safe for industry development, if we can only fill our vacant homes and buildings for what TVA is planning to attract, industry. The Terra Flop computer consumes as much electricity as the City of Oak Ridge, when the Jaguar computer comes online, it will consume as much electricity as Knoxville. TVA is looking for larger block consumers. While the community may see more rate hikes, I do believe this policy will keep East Tennessee attractive to industry for decades to come, not to mention water front property will see a favorable appreciation. The waterfront during this weekend’s regatta has shown exemplary water control by TVA. Why shouldn’t TVA control their land properly also? I believe this policy has left our city safe for industry development, if we can only fill our vacant homes and buildings for what TVA is planning to attract, industry.

The Terra Flop computer consumes as much electricity as the City of Oak Ridge, when the Jaguar computer comes online, it will consume as much electricity as Knoxville. TVA is looking for larger block consumers. While the community may see more rate hikes, I do believe this policy will keep East Tennessee attractive to industry for decades to come, not to mention water front property will see a favorable appreciation.

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