Comment on About Ellen Smith by Jaret M
Ellen, I am a student of ORHS and i was wondering what you will be doing to change OR schools? I know i do not have a vote yet because i am under 18, but i will be effected by what you plan to do.
View ArticleComment on About Ellen Smith by Ellen Smith
Hello, Jaret. As a potential City Council member, I have no plans to change Oak Ridge schools. Under our city charter, the Oak Ridge Board of Education is in charge of the schools. The City Council...
View ArticleComment on Looking ahead to the new City Council by Mare Trout Martell
Congratulations on your new position. I’m not as familiar with our Mayor as I’d like as far as his vision for our city, but I sure hope he’s looking out for the people who live, work, laugh, and play...
View ArticleComment on Looking ahead to the new City Council by Sharon Crane
Congratulations!! I look to the bright and promising future of Oak Ridge, with you on our council, Ellen.
View ArticleComment on Looking ahead to the new City Council by Mona Holt
Ellen, congratulations on being elected mayor pro tem. I am excited about the possibilities of a brighter future for Oak Ridge.
View ArticleComment on Coyotes again — or possibly coywolves by Heather M Gildea
I live in Mountain City TN on the side of Forge Mtn. by Laurel Bloomery. I have heard and occassionally seen coyotes for the past 5 years. There are a number of different vocalizing coyotes in the...
View ArticleComment on The senior center shuffle by Former Paragon Athletic Club demolished
[…] been briefly considered as a possible home for the Oak Ridge Senior Center. (See, for example, this August 2008 post by Oak Ridge City Council member Ellen […]
View ArticleComment on Not for sale by Nancy England
Ellen, you’re totally stellar about this. It makes perfect sense to farm out this kind of project for others to manage. It would take a lot of strain off the city budget. And you’re right, any savings...
View ArticleComment on Chickens ‘R Us? by Richard
hi ellen, question...are chickens allowed to be kept in the city limits of Ok Ridge TN?
View ArticleComment on Chickens ‘R Us? by Ellen Smith
Currently, chickens are allowed only in the R-1-G zone, which covers rural-type residences outside of normal subdivisions (Wiltshire Rd and the unpaved part of Tuskegee are in this zone, for example).
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