January 9, 2012 Meeting to Dissolve LOC
January 3, 2012There will be a special meeting of the Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee (LOC) Board of Directors to elect new officers and to vote on dissolving the LOC. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 9, at the Oak Ridge Civic Center in AB Room.
An agenda and resolution are available. This meeting is open to the public. If you cannot attend, you may voice your opinion to members of the LOC Board.
If you have questions, please call (865) 483-1333 or (856) 604-3724.
Susan Gawarecki
LOC Executive Director
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Update on Status of the LOC
December 2, 2011The LOC Board held a special meeting on October 14 to consider an agenda to dissolve the LOC and take steps towards establishment of an interlocal agreement. The portion of the resolution to dissolve the LOC was tabled for 45 days, but the remainder of the resolution–approval of the text of an interlocal agreement, identifying an attorney, and designating Roane County as the fiscal agent–was passed with minor modifications. The draft minutes of this meeting give more details (note: although these minutes have not been formally approved by the LOC, they were reviewed by the Board and corrections incorporated).
The Tennessee Oversight Interlocal Agreement has been adopted by the Oak Ridge City Council, Anderson County Commission, and one other jurisdiction. Roane County Commission placed a 60-day hold on further consideration of this agreement in order to get recommendations from the Roane County Environmental Review Board and other interested parties.
In order to deal with business that has accumulated since the last regular meeting of the LOC Board (July 27), LOC Chair Ellen Smith asked me to schedule a regular Board meeting. I determined that December 7 was the best pre-holiday meeting date, with a later start time to accommodate the Mayors/Executives who were participating in a 1:00 p.m. meeting in Knoxville. However, the Mayors and Executives have responded that they do not want to meet prior to formation of the new organization. This was clarified in a letter to the Board and Alternates by Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan. In addition, this letter sets a meeting date for an “Advisory Council” (assumed to be the new organization of Mayors and Executives) for December 19 and terminates the participation of Ellen Smith, Mayor Beehan’s alternate, on the LOC Board. Henceforth, Mayor Beehan is Chair of the LOC Board.
As public meetings regarding the LOC are scheduled, I will post notices at the LOC website.
In the meantime, the Citizens’ Advisory Panel will meet as scheduled on Tuesday, December 13, in the Wildcat Den at 5:15. The primary order of business will be a discussion of how the CAP can continue without LOC affiliation and financial support.  This meeting is open to the public, and anyone interested in joining a reformulated CAP is invited to attend.
Susan Gawarecki
LOC Executive Director
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October 14 meeting to dissolve LOC; results of September 9 meeting
October 7, 2011The LOC Board met on September 9, 2011, and passed an amended resolution to transition the LOC from a 501(c)(3) organization to an entity with one of the local governments acting as a fiscal agent.  Draft minutes (not yet approved) of this meeting document the Board’s intentions and the discussions around the action.  The meeting was well attended by LOC members and their alternates and many members of the public and press.
Two Board members have called another special meeting for October 14, 2011, 3:00 p.m., at the Roane Alliance Building in Kingston (directions below). The agenda has three items of business:
- Resolution to dissolve the Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee, to appoint a legal representative to prepare such documents as are necessary, and to appoint a fiscal agent.
- Interlocal Agreement
- Other transition issues
This meeting is open to the public. It will be held in the downstairs conference room.
You can contact your County Mayor/County Executive (and the Mayor of the City of Oak Ridge if you are a city resident) regarding your opinion on the proposed action.  See the list of LOC board members for contact information.
If you have any questions, please contact the LOC office by calling (865) 604-3724.
Susan Gawarecki
LOC Executive Director
Directions to Roane Alliance, 1209 N. Kentucky St, Kingston:
If you come on I-40, take the Kingston exit. At the foot of the ramp on Kentucky, turn AWAY from downtown Kingston. Roane Alliance is in the first building on the left. There is a sign which says Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center as well as Roane Alliance. It’s a brick building, looks like one story from the front but there is a lower level as the property drops away to the lake. Our meeting is downstairs and there is parking down there, accessed by a drive on the left side of the building.
If you come on 58, stay on 58 (which should also be Kentucky) through the downtown portion of Kingston. Go under the I-40 overpass. Roane Alliance is in the first building on the left. See description above.
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Meeting to determine future of LOC
September 8, 2011On Friday, September 9, 2011, at 3 p.m. the LOC Board will meet at the Roane Alliance in Kingston (directions below) to vote on whether or not to dissolve the LOC. This action has divided the Board and prompted feedback and news coverage from the communities that we serve. The primary piece of business under consideration is a resolution drafted by Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan.
The meeting is open to the public. It will be held in the downstairs conference room.
If you are unable to attend, you can contact your County Mayor/County Executive (and the Mayor of the City of Oak Ridge if you are a city resident) regarding your opinion on the proposed action.
If you have any questions, please contact the LOC office by calling (865) 604-3724.
Susan Gawarecki
LOC Executive Director
Directions to Roane Alliance, 1209 N. Kentucky St, Kingston:
If you come on I-40, take the Kingston exit. At the foot of the ramp on Kentucky, turn AWAY from downtown Kingston. Roane Alliance is in the first building on the left. There is a sign which says Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center as well as Roane Alliance. It’s a building with siding and brick, looks like one story from the front but there is a lower level as the property drops away to the lake. Our meeting is downstairs and there is parking down there, accessed by a drive on the left side of the building.
If you come on 58, stay on 58 (which should also be Kentucky) through the downtown portion of Kingston. Go under the I-40 overpass. Roane Alliance is in the first building on the left. See description above.
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Appointed by the Governor
August 24, 2010When the Local Oversight Committee was formed in 1991, the first board members–County Executives of Anderson, Roane, Meigs, and Rhea counties and the Mayor of the City of Oak Ridge–were appointed by then-Governor Ned McWherter. Since then, the LOC has expanded to represent Knox, Loudon, and Morgan counties and has added representatives from Oak Ridge Environmental Quality Advisory Board, Roane County Environmental Review Board, and LOC’s Citizens’ Advisory Panel (formed in 1994).
The LOC welcomes the new County Mayors and County Executives elected in August 2010 who will serve on the LOC Board. In the tradition of the original board, they are “Appointed by the Governor” to this position.
Our new Board members will be:
- Roane County – Ron Woody
- Knox County – Tim Burchett
- Loudon County – Estelle Herron
- Morgan County – Don Edwards
- Meigs County – Garland Lankford
- Rhea County – George Thacker
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The New LOC Website
February 25, 2010Welcome to our updated site. We trust it will allow us to keep you better informed about federal facilities in Oak Ridge and their impact on local residents like you.
As you can no doubt see, this website is going through a time of construction. We thank you for your patience and ask you to check back frequently.
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