Roanoke City School Board presents new safety measures to City Council
25 safety recommendations were adopted by the school board at their last meeting, including a new safety tip line, new, more secure classroom door locks, and an additional 15 school resource officers on top of the 11 already on staff.
Roanoke City School Board presents new safety measures to City Council
25 safety recommendations were adopted by the school board at their last meeting, including a new safety tip line, new, more secure classroom door locks, and an additional 15 school resource officers on top of the 11 already on staff.
Roanoke approves grant, provides housing opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities
The Roanoke City Council is pushing an incentive forward to increase housing opportunities in the Star City โ City leaders approved a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Housing Development Authority during their session Tuesday.
Roanoke City Council concerned plastic bag tax will inadvertently impact low-income residents
Roanoke City Council still plans to implement a plastic bag tax but said they need to figure a few things out. Earlier this week, the council postponed a vote until May amid concerns that the tax would disproportionately affect low-income residents.
Changes coming to short-term parking, ticket appeals in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. โ Parking changes are coming to the Star City. Roanoke City Council approved the code changes earlier this week, impacting the way you appeal tickets and short-term parking downtown. On short-term parking, youโll have to move your car 500 feet, which is about a block, for two hours after reaching your time limit. Park Roanoke said that comes after an internal audit found people werenโt moving very much and itโs all about helping businesses. Park Roanoke is working on a program specifically to help people in the service industry who work downtown.
Locals, gun shop react to Roanoke City gun ban
ROANOKE, Va. โ Roanoke City Council pulled the trigger on a gun ban on Monday night, coving all city-owned property, including buildings, the Berglund Center, parks, recreation centers, and greenways. But for local gun shops like Bryansteens Gun & Archery, Creed said the ban means they could miss out on thousands of customers driven into the area by gun shows at the Berglund Center. They come here too and to other gun shops to see if they can find stuff they couldnโt find at the gun shows,โ said Creed. The Berglund Center will no longer be able to host four annual gun shows, which could cost the center $100,000 that would have gone towards its operating budget. Nevertheless, retired Roanoke City Attorney Dan Callaghan supports the move.
Roanoke City Council bans firearms on all city-owned property including Berglund Center
ROANOKE, Va. โ Roanoke City Council voted nearly unanimously to ban guns from all city-owned property. On Monday night, the council voted 6-1 to ban firearms from all city-owned buildings, parks and greenways, which includes the Berglund Center. City Council enacted the strictest set of rules possible in an action legalized last year by the General Assembly. Three council members said the vote should be delayed for more time to discuss, but that motion failed. The law takes effect immediately and while some council members expressed concerns about possible lawsuits, the majority of the council felt citizens wanted it now.