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Roanoke Valley
News from the Roanoke Valley.
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Roanoke County supervisors to request funding for 4 transportation projects
The county will request funding from the Surface Transportation Block and the Carbon Reduction Program grant, which do not require local matches.
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Roanoke City Council to hear citizens’ input on ban of canine hybrids and a rezoning for a proposed Taco Bell
Charges were recently dismissed against owners of hybrid-wolf dogs after an incident in July in the Greater Deyerle area.
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Salem City Council to consider permit for outdoor area, live music at reopening Dilly Dally
The market is opening in just a couple of weeks with a new owner, who plans to offer grilled and smoked food and live music outside.
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Roanoke City Council to accept FEMA disaster funds from Hurricane Helene
Roanoke expects over $160,000 in reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency due to damage from the impact of Hurricane Helene.
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Salem City Council to consider rezoning, set date to discuss school board appointments
A property that is proposed to host youth wrestling practices is currently being used by an electrical contractor, and will continue to be used by contractors. At the end of this year, two seats on the Salem City School Board will be up for appointment.
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Legal action over Roanoke rezoning is dropped, but conversations about housing issues continue
Two city council members will work with the community to develop a list of recommended amendments to last year’s mass rezoning.
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Roanoke City Council to receive presentations Monday on newly opened Melrose Plaza and the police department’s Crime Control Center
Melrose Plaza serves as a community center in Northwest Roanoke and includes a wellness center, a full-service grocery store and a museum, among other services.
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Roanoke seeks to bring all city workers over $42K ‘living wage’ pay threshold
Before raises took effect July 1, about 15% of the city’s full-time employees made less than $42,000. Now the number is about 10%.
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Roanoke City Councilman Nick Hagen to introduce initiative to study effects of amending or repealing rezoning amendments
The rezonings eliminated single-family-only neighborhoods in the city and allowed for greater building density in residential neighborhoods.