The agenda documents for Tuesday’s meeting do not list any discussion of zoning ordinances related to abortion clinics, which will soon be studied by the planning commission.
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Sam graduated from Penn State with degrees in journalism and Spanish. She was an investigative reporter for The Daily Collegian at Penn State and a freelance reporter with PennLive. She’s from outside Philadelphia, and loves hiking, live music and finding new restaurants.
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Roanoke school division receives grant for solar-powered microgrid
Such microgrids generate power from the sun and store it in batteries for future use.
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Kathy Cohen will seek Roanoke City Council seat
Cohen cited school funding in the city as one of the issues that prompted her to run for one of three council seats up for election this fall.
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‘Casino or not,’ efforts take shape to analyze options for Roanoke’s Berglund Center
Efforts are underway to look at what’s feasible — and what Roanoke’s residents want to see happen with the city’s civic center.
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Agenda Roanoke: City council to vote on extending Berglund’s civic center naming rights
During Tuesday’s meeting, the council will consider approving an agreement with the Berglund Management Group for at least one more year, and up to three years.
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Salem City Council to consider appropriation of $1.5 million from VDOT for downtown improvements
The city would need to provide a 100% match to the award funding.
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Spanberger ends agreement between state law enforcement agencies and ICE
This won’t affect the almost two dozen agencies in Southside and Southwest Virginia that have entered into agreements with ICE.
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Roanoke school budget cuts to be discussed at virtual town hall Thursday
RCPS Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Jackson shared a presentation with the board Tuesday evening that shed light on cuts that the division is considering, including cutting the new Community Empowerment Center.
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Roanoke City Council takes a step forward on creating a new plan for Evans Spring
This week, the council passed a resolution that kickstarts the process of rewriting the development plan for the 150-acre site. Meanwhile, the city is wrapping up community meetings gathering input on the subject.
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Meet Jackson Gunter: Local 3rd grader who called on his city council to pay attention to local parks
When Jackson Gunter moved to Highland Park Elementary School, he noticed some areas for improvement in the city park’s playground.