As the Oak Ridge municipal election nears, there are several significant decisions on the ballot — two seats on the school board, three on city council (all contested), and a referendum question on the bond issue that will support or kill the Crestpointe proposal to bring a SuperTarget and other new stores to Oak Ridge.<\/p>\n
I urge you to do your homework on the candidates. One good source is the Oak Ridge Observer’s candidate profiles<\/a>, which are now online. As an added web bonus, you can listen to the Candidates’ actual taped responses to the interview questions. The Oak Ridger’s Election Guide will be published on May 9, and should remain on their website through the election. When there’s a link, I’ll post it.<\/p>\n Tomorrow is the last day to register to vote in this election; if you need to register, download the form<\/a> <\/strong>here and send it in. It has to be postmarked by Saturday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Oak Ridge municipal election nears, there are several significant decisions on the ballot — two seats on the school board, three on city council (all contested), and a referendum question on the bond issue that will support or … Continue reading