OAK RIDGE town council
April 1 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by PATTI STOKES Mayor Ann Schneider called the monthly meeting to order at 7 p.m. with council members Doug Nodine, Martha Pittman, George McClellan, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman, the town manager, clerk, attorney and finance officer attending in person along with a handful of citizens.
5 0 to approve a contract with Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates, a High Point-based engineering and surveying firm, to assist town staff with selecting a contractor for two Mountains-to-Sea Trail projects.
Applicants Bernard and Anna Walraven own all of the property at the end of Linville Ridge Drive.
Park name recommendations. John Garrett, co-chair of the town’s Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, explained the process the committee had undertaken in recent months to seek citizen input on naming the 58-acre Whitaker property which will be developed as an extension of the town park.
Garrett said the committee received over 200 suggestions (some were duplicates), and from there the board narrowed the list down to its top three choices. “Heritage Farm Park” was the No. 1 choice, with “Oak Ridge Veterans Park” and “Oak Ridge Community Park” ranking second and third.
The town plans to build a sidewalk along Pepper and Haw River roads connecting two sections of the trail northwest of Oak Ridge, while building a parking area on Linville Road. Pittman thanked Town Manager Bill Bruce and Town Attorney Michael Thomas for their work to finalize the contract and noted, “This will help us provide that critical link between the trails.”
NEW BUSINESS 5 0 to approve a resolution to
hold a public hearing to close 800 feet of a public non-maintained roadway at the end of Linville Ridge Drive.
The council will vote on the park name at its May 6 meeting.
reported the town has $3.93 million in assets and a fund balance of $3.87 million, which reflects an increase of $297,000 this fiscal year.
meetings discussing possible park names for the Whitaker property. The board supports seeking state PARTF (Parks and Recreation Trust Fund) grant money Budget amendment. NEXT MEETING for developing the Anders requested Whitaker property, Thursday, May 6 • 7pm the fund balance Browning said. Visit website for details be decreased And, it approved by $18,000 to CONTACT YOUR TOWN East Forsyth cover extra park (336) 644-7009 High School expenses related ssmith@oakridgenc.com using the town to COVID that www.oakridgenc.com park’s amphithetotaled $7,500; ater, if needed, for IT capital expenses a Senior Day auction of $7,000; furnishings in May. of $2,200, dues and subscriptions of $1,000, and $300 Music in the Park events for communication-related expenses. are on schedule for the second SatAll but $1,000 of this $18,000 will be urday of each month from April to offset by federal CARES (Coronavirus October. Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Historic Preservation Commission. stimulus funding the town received last Chair Debbie Shoenfeld said the comfall, Anders noted. mission approved a COA (Certificate 5 0 to approve a budget of Appropriateness) for a new singleamendment totaling $18,000 and sep- family home on Linville Road at its arately, to approve the finance report. March meeting and COAs for two new single-family homes in Willow Oaks on PUBLIC COMMENTS Billet Road.
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COMMITTEE/ COMMUNITY REPORTS Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Co-chair John Browning said the board spent much of its last two
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