Goals, Objectives and Priorities•Promote and support ORRE’s historic core as a vital center of commercial retail and cultural life Oak Ridge•Provide opportunities for citizen and corporate involvement in the process of the revitalization and improvement of Oak Ridge’s historic core•Determine any grants available through local, state, and/or the federal government.•Develop community partnerships with private organizations, businesses, foundations, and individuals to accomplish these goalsMission StatementThe Oak Ridge Revitalization Effort (ORRE) is a not-for-profit organization comprised of residents, merchants, property owners and members of the public with a shared vision to revitalize the historic core of Oak Ridge. ORRE’s original revitalization efforts will be directed towards the Grove Center and Jackson Square shopping areas, early-years housing units and the Alexander Inn/Guest House. ORRE plans to encourage the improvement of existing properties, the development of green space at both historic centers and the enhancement of the pedestrian/bicycle route connecting the two centers. ORRE will also sponsor community events and encourage new, specialty retail businesses to locate in or near one of the historic centers. We seek business diversity and encourage community participation to promote, protect, and enhance those characteristics unique to the historic core of Oak Ridge. Through revitalization we propose to make the historic core of Oak Ridge a destination for travelers, a place where members of the community choose to gather, and a place where newcomers to Oak Ridge desire to locate.ORRE embraces the historical core of Oak Ridge while offering a variety of modern products and services to its inhabitants and visitors. Future development must further enhance the beauty of our existing surroundings, the comfort of our residents, the attractiveness to our visitors and businesses; we must also enable accessibility, offer energy efficiency and provide access to existing greenways while preserving our small town charm.
Goals, Objectives and Priorities
•
Promote and support ORRE’s historic core as a vital center of
commercial retail and cultural life Oak Ridge
•
Provide opportunities for citizen and corporate involvement in
the process of the revitalization and improvement of Oak Ridge’s
historic core
•
Determine any grants available through local, state, and/or the
federal government.
•
Develop community partnerships with private organizations,
businesses, foundations, and individuals to accomplish these
goals
Mission Statement
The Oak Ridge Revitalization Effort (ORRE) is a not-for-
profit organization comprised of residents, merchants,
property owners and members of the public with a
shared vision to revitalize the historic core of Oak
Ridge. ORRE’s original revitalization efforts will be
directed towards the Grove Center and Jackson Square
shopping areas, early-years housing units and the
Alexander Inn/Guest House. ORRE plans to encourage the
improvement of existing properties, the development of green space at
both historic centers and the enhancement of the pedestrian/bicycle
route connecting the two centers. ORRE will also sponsor community
events and encourage new, specialty retail businesses to locate in or
near one of the historic centers. We seek business diversity and
encourage community participation to promote, protect, and enhance
those characteristics unique to the historic core of Oak Ridge. Through
revitalization we propose to make the historic core of Oak Ridge a
destination for travelers, a place where members of the community
choose to gather, and a place where newcomers to Oak Ridge desire to
locate.
ORRE embraces the
historical core of Oak Ridge
while offering a variety of
modern products and
services to its inhabitants
and visitors. Future
development must further
enhance the beauty of our
existing surroundings, the
comfort of our residents, the
attractiveness to our visitors
and businesses; we must
also enable accessibility,
offer energy efficiency and
provide access to existing
greenways while preserving
our small town charm.
