The areas of work that the funds will be spent on include $4.3 million on elevators, $14.3 million on HVAC, $1.8 million on electrical replacements and upgrades and about $1.2 million on boilers.
Samantha Verrelli
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.
Posted inEconomy
Roanoke seeks share of Botetourt County’s Google data center tax revenues
Roanoke expresses concerns over Carvins Cove water loss and that the city is “giving away” a key asset. Botetourt says a multimillion-dollar plan to address the issue is already in place.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Salem: City council to hold public hearing on request for a smoke shop on Electric Road
The planning commission recommended denial of the permit on a 3-2 vote.
Posted inEconomy
‘Plans were in place’: Riverdale shut off ‘inoperable’ system feeding hydrants and sprinkler system before massive April blaze; says fire department had plans to run longer lines
Noke Van Co., which was displaced by the fire, didn’t know about the sprinkler issue, Riverdale acknowledged.
Posted inCulture
Early 19th-century Museum Building near Fincastle courthouse project faces potential demolition
The plan up until last Tuesday was to move the building during the construction of the new county courthouse. Project managers told the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors that this won’t be feasible due to the condition of the building.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Salem: City council to hold joint session with planning commission to discuss comprehensive plan
Objectives of the plan, dubbed “Back to Salem’s Future,” include diversifying the housing stock, preserving the city’s history and strengthening regional collaboration, among others.
Posted inPolitics
Republican voters oust 3 incumbents in primaries for boards of supervisors across the region
Voters in nine localities across Southwest Virginia cast votes Tuesday in Republican board of supervisors primaries.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Roanoke: City council receives an extra $16 million in revenue, plans to use to offset overtime spending
The extra revenue comes mostly from delinquent real estate taxes paid and state funding, Director of Finance Margaret Lindsey said.
Posted inLocal
Agenda Roanoke: School board to approve budget, despite uncertainty surrounding future funding
School board to adopt FY26 budget, despite looming uncertainty about the future of the division’s multi-million dollar fund balance.
Posted inLocal
Republican primaries could fill two Botetourt board of supervisors seats
Assessments, taxes and growth issues dominate the two races.