I'm Ellen Smith, member of the Oak Ridge City Council. Thank you for visiting my blog and reading my views on public and private life in and around Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This website is my own; content here does not represent the official policies or views of the City of Oak Ridge. To add your own comments, click on the topic title to open a comment box. To read posts about a particular topic, scroll down to "Categories" (in the sidebar) or use the "Search" box in the sidebar. Look under "Archives" to see collections of past posts organized by date.
Rarity Properties came to Oak Ridge promising wonderful new residential developments that would be built in an environmentally sustainable manner, first at Rarity Ridge on the Clinch River at the far western perimeter of the city (west of K-25) and later at Rarity Oaks (west of the Oak Ridge Country Club). Those promises (or should [...]
Thursday’s Oak Ridge Observer reported that Alex Moseley is circulating a petition to force a referendum on the matter of whether handgun carry permit holders should be allowed to carry guns in Oak Ridge city parks. The strange thing about this news is that there is no provision in the city charter — and apparently [...]
This video of the Alexander Inn makes me sad…