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Hotel proposal for Woodland (and the South Illinois corridor)
An important local issue that was largely overlooked in the brouhaha over Crestpointe is the controversy over the future of the Woodland neighborhood. After City Council rejected (appropriately, I...
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Time to “wait and see” on that hotel proposal for Woodland
On Thursday the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission unanimously approved rezoning for that proposed hotel on the edge of Woodland (see my earlier comments at http://ellensmith.org/blog/?p=53),...
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Time to catch my breath?
Lately I feel like the airport is my second home, but I may finally be getting a chance to catch my breath after my most recent trip, to the National League of Cities meeting in Phoenix. I returned...
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TIF for Woodland Town Center?
People are talking — and asking me lots of good questions — about the proposed Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) plan for the development of Woodland Town Center on South Illinois Avenue. I have some...
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Part of Quincy Avenue to close next week
A press release from the City of Oak Ridge Public Works Department announces that Quincy Avenue between South Purdue Avenue and South Illinois Avenue (State Route 62) will be closing on Friday, April...
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Too busy to blog?
Whatever I’ve been up to lately, it’s clear I haven’t been doing much blogging. So what have I been up to? Here’s a partial list. EQAB is about to finalize the first report on Oak Ridge’s progress in...
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