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Council approves $100,000 UCOR donation for Scarborough redevelopment
Summary
Oak Ridge City Council approved a resolution to redirect a $100,000 donation from United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) to the Oak Ridge Housing Authority for the Scarborough Community Redevelopment Project after the donation's original land-acquisition purpose did not occur.
Oak Ridge City Council unanimously approved a resolution to reallocate a $100,000 donation from United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) to the Oak Ridge Housing Authority for the Scarborough Community Redevelopment Project.
Council member (speaker 5) told the council the donation had been offered several years earlier for a Winston Street land acquisition that never occurred and that UCOR asked to redirect the funds to support the Scarborough redevelopment. "They would like to redirect these funds to support the Scarborough development that's going on," the council member said.
After brief comment and an expression of support from another council member, Chair called for the motion and a voice vote. "Seeing none, the motion is to approve. All those in favor, say aye," the Chair said; members responded "Aye," and the measure was approved with no opposition recorded.
The resolution directs the city to transfer the $100,000 gift from UCOR to the Oak Ridge Housing Authority to support the Scarborough Community Redevelopment Project. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; no amendments or conditions were added during the session.
Council members and staff said they appreciated UCOR's historical support for the city and framed the reallocation as a practical use of funds that otherwise sat unused for the original purpose. The council quickly moved to adjourn the special session after the vote.
