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Preview: Oak Ridge Town Council meeting, Jan. 5

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OAK RIDGE – At its Jan. 5 meeting, Oak Ridge Town Council plans to consider hiring a consultant to prepare an engineering study laying out steps to construct water lines and an elevated tank, as part of the town’s long-term efforts to secure a more reliable supply of water for firefighting and drinking. The council’s deliberations follow its decision in October to seek a consultant to advance planning for the construction of infrastructure of Oak Ridge’s municipal water system. The council also instructed town staff to secure a letter of commitment from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities to supply water to Oak Ridge. Erecting an elevated tank supplied by water from a neighboring municipality was the recommendation of the town’s Water Advisory Committee. Earlier, a study by consultant Wooten Co. also raised a second possibility – tapping groundwater in Oak Ridge to supply 30,000-gallon above-ground tanks around town. In other business, the council has scheduled a public hearing related to a rezoning request for 26.7 acres on N.C. 68 south of Linville Road. Property owner William Clayton is seeking rezoning of the property from CU-TC-R (conditional use – town core – residential) to CZ-AG (conditional zoning – agricultural). In an interview earlier this week, Clayton said he plans to build a home for his family on the property. In September 2021, the Oak Ridge resident bought the wooded property, which contains a roughly three-acre pond, from the Israel Family Limited Partnership, according to the deed filed online with Guilford County. The Northwest Observer • Totally local since 1996 Earlier, the Israel family had agreed

to sell the land to developer Paul Milam. He proposed to build as many as 48 townhouses and twin homes aimed at people 55 years and older. Milam abandoned the project in 2019.

Separately, the council plans to consider matching private donations to the Veterans Honor Green which were made during the final three months of 2022. Starting last year, the council committed to an annual funding match of $34,000 toward the veterans’ site planned for Heritage Farm Park.

With the town’s fourth-quarter match, fundraising totals about $150,000, according to Patti Dmuchowski, chair of the town’s Special Events Committee, which is spearheading efforts to develop the veterans’ site.

In addition, the council plans to consider adopting a resolution proclaiming 2023 as the “Year of the Trail,” as designated by the state legislature.

Boosted by “thousands of hours of volunteer labor,” Oak Ridge has invested about $500,000 in trails, such as the Headwaters Trail, part of the statewide Mountains-to-Sea Trail, according to the resolution to be read by Mayor Ann Schneider.

The council also plans to consider reappointing Tammy Gardner to the Planning and Zoning Board, representing the town’s northern extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), as well as Stuart Mease and Jim Harton to the Finance Committee.

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The 7 p.m. meeting at Town Hall this Thursday, Jan. 5, is open to the public. The meeting will be livestreamed on the town’s YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.oakridgenc.com.