The council learned in a January meeting that Roanoke saw an 8.23% projected total increase in assessed value from July 2024 assessments.
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Agenda Martinsville: Police to give annual report
The 2024 police report shows a continued reduction in crime.
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Agenda Bristol: Skateboards, bikes and scooters could soon be banned from a number of sidewalks
The city council will consider an ordinance banning the devices during its Tuesday night meeting.
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As Martinsville City Council looks to streamline government, some boards could be on the chopping block
Ongoing reorganization efforts will be completed by July 1.
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Agenda Danville: Planning commission to consider child therapy location that would ‘provide essential service,’ create 200 jobs
The company needs a special use permit to open a pediatric therapy office on Cane Creek Boulevard.
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Agenda Salem: Salem City Council to consider sale of property to become gas station and convenience store
The city bought the property in 2019 for the purpose of a “future economic development project,” which the city says is in line with the buyer’s intended purpose of the land.
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Agenda Danville: A rezoning application would allow for new single-family home construction, which has been slow-moving amid housing shortage
A proposed project on Sellers Road could yield 16 single-family homes.
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Martinsville region looks to outdoor recreation as future tourism draw
The Foothills of the Blue Ridge Outdoor Recreation Plan is intended to create a 15-year roadmap for communities to make changes to their recreation assets, like parks and trails.
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Agenda Russell County: Pure Salmon farm official to provide an update Monday on the Southwest Virginia project to county leaders
The project is expected to create 200 jobs and open in 2028 at a site near the Tazewell-Russell County line.
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Agenda Roanoke: City council and school board to receive briefing from financial adviser on addressing ‘generational capital projects’
Davenport & Company, the city’s independently contracted financial advisor, will brief the council and school board on some strategies and considerations for the coming year.
