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Oak Ridge council directs study of alternate airport sites, pauses sale terms for East Tennessee Technology Park parcels
Summary
Oak Ridge City Council on a 7-0 vote approved a resolution authorising staff to explore alternate sites for the Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport and to bring proposed property disposition options for airport‑acquired parcels to a council work session for further review.
Oak Ridge City Council on a 7-0 vote approved a resolution authorising city staff to explore alternate locations for the Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport and to pause any final disposition of airport‑acquired properties until the City Manager brings options to a council work session.
Council members said the step responds to the potential large-scale Orano project and the city’s earlier purchases around the airport, while preserving council oversight of how those parcels would be sold or transferred. The resolution was amended at council’s request to require staff to present disposition options for three specified properties at an upcoming work session rather than permit immediate sales by competitive bid.
Why it matters: council members and staff said the airport matter implicates the…
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