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Federal money will provide funding for various Oak Ridge projects ranging from demolition of older homes to new air purification systems.
The Oak Ridge City Council unanimously approved a plan for spending Community Development Block Grant funds at a recent meeting. It also approved in a separate vote a plan to designate funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Virus funds
Some of the federal funds will help the city with COVID-19 changes.
The city will spend $50,000 of those federal funds on air purification systems intended to purify the air in city and school buildings. Public facility enhancements will get $150,000. Reimbursement of COVID-19 costs will get $32,681. A plan attached to the City Council meeting agenda explained these costs include prevention costs associated with personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfectants, as well as tests of Oak Ridge s sewers for COVID-19 genetic material to track the spread of the novel
New 100-foot wide mural almost complete in Oak Ridge
Megan Lingerfelt, the muralist who also restored the Dolly Parton mural in Strong Alley, is working on the new piece. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:50 PM EDT May 26, 2021
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. The City of Oak Ridge is getting some new color as a new mural nears completion on one of ORNL Federal Credit Union s buildings.
Megan Lingerfelt is the muralist working on the project. Some of her other works include restoring the Dolly Parton mural in Strong Alley in downtown Knoxville, and a mural at Melton Lake.
She said that a contrasting palette and scale between linemen and pipe workers featured in the artwork made it fun to paint. Officials said that the mural is over 100 feet large and faces south, towards West Tennessee Avenue.
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Artist painting months-long OR mural
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Earlier this year, ORNL Federal Credit Union invited several artists to create design concepts for a new mural to be painted at one of their properties in Oak Ridge.
Artists were tasked with illustrating the importance of Oak Ridge and its history as a city driven by innovation. ORNL FCU selected fellow Oak Ridge resident Megan Lingerfelt’s concept for the mural and the design was made public during the unveiling event held on Friday, March 19.
Megan began work on the mural immediately and is expected to finish in June, according to a news release.