OR manager to have Lunch With the League Sept. 7

Newly selected Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson will be the guest speaker during the next Oak Ridge League of Women Voters’ Lunch With the League.
The series starts at 11:45 a.m. Sept. 7 in Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Lunch is available on a first-come, first-served basis at a cost of $6.
The program begins at noon.
Watson, who has said his management style is one of “openness and communication, has had a 30-year career in local government. He was city manager in Yuma, Ariz., from 2005-10.
He previously worked as city manager or administrator in Billings, Mont., and Temple, Texas.

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Watson holds a master’s degree in public administration.
His wife, Jenna, has been an elementary school art teacher.
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and works to increase understanding of public policy through unbiased studies of public issues.
Attendance at Oak Ridge League of Women Voters events is open to the public.
Membership is open to both men and women.
Call Brenda Parker at 865-685-5987 for details.