While there are no specific public hearings at town council meetings this Monday and Tuesday, there is time for citizen comments, and some interesting items for discussion and action.
Abby Steketee
Abby Steketee is a writer based in Blacksburg, Virginia. She holds a PhD in Behavioral and Community Health from Virginia Tech, a master's degree in public health from West Virginia University, and a bachelor's degree in human development and psychological services from Northwestern University. Abby spent 15 years as a Division I collegiate swim coach, including stints as head coach of the women's swimming and diving programs at Northwestern and the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Downtown Blacksburg businesses can apply for $20K matching grants for facade upgrades
Blacksburg Spark supports commercial property improvements that enhance the downtown streetscape.
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Beyond the cardinal numbers: Have you heard about the state bird?
A swooping survey of all things cardinal.
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Radford wants your input this week on the city’s plan for using federal funds for community development. Last year no one showed up.
At least 70% of the funds must be used for activities that support low- and moderate-income community members.
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NRV public meetings this week: street connection in Christiansburg, community development funding in Radford, housing in Blacksburg
Radford will hold back-to-back public meetings to gather input on what local services to fund with a federal grant.
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NRV meetings tackle trees, $1 property lease idea, fiber-optic cable and more
In Radford, the city council will be presented with a fire department report on Monday.
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2 new entrepreneurship programs take shape in Blacksburg
Downtown Blacksburg Inc. aims to support emergent and existing local businesses.
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Monday is last day to sign up for water testing programs in the NRV this week and next week
The Virginia Household Water Quality Program offers affordable testing for 28 water constituents. Registration deadline is Monday.
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NRV week ahead: Blacksburg Planning Commission to schedule future public hearings on floodplain overlay standards and parking at a new hotel
The Christiansburg Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled. No public governance meetings are scheduled for Radford.
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Brush Mountain Park project reaches another major milestone in protecting the land and public access forever
Creating a permanently protected and publicly accessible town park takes years of community collaboration.