The Crystal Spring Tower, which is set to open next summer at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, will centralize the hospital’s cardiovascular services, expand the emergency department and add a helipad with direct access to the emergency department.
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Roanoke, meet Sleetwood Mac and Clearopathra, your newly christened snowplows
The city solicited names for its fleet of snowplows. More than 300 submissions came in, and city employees picked a dozen winners.
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Agenda Roanoke: Council considering 2 more tax exemptions
In late November, the council approved two personal property tax exemptions for nonprofits.
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Chris Chittum talks zoning, the benefits of neighborhood centers and Roanoke’s growing interest in ‘urban living’
For more than 30 years, Chris Chittum helped guide Roanoke’s development. As he steps down from his city job, he reflects on just how much has changed.
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Agenda Salem: HopeTree rezoning, council salary increase on the table for second vote
Both items were approved on first reading at the council’s last meeting. Approval on both first and second votes is needed for both measures.
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Date set for Roanoke mayoral election recount
Republican candidate David Bowers requested the recount after the final vote tally put him behind Democrat Joe Cobb by 59 votes.
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Agenda Salem: HopeTree rezoning, salary raises for mayor and council on Monday
The planning commission recommended approval by council after a joint public hearing on Nov. 13.
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Salem planning commission approves revised HopeTree rezoning, in unique joint public hearing with city council
In a two-hour public hearing, proponents praised the “transparency.” Opponents warned of inaccuracies in the traffic impact study.
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After all votes counted, Cobb wins Roanoke mayoral election
It took over a week to count over 1,200 provisional ballots in Roanoke, which turned the lead from Bowers over to Cobb late last week.
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Agenda Salem: HopeTree rezoning up for discussion once again
According to the application narrative, the new application from HopeTree is “substantially similar” to the original that was filed in December.