Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Councilman Dave Trinkle paid the meal’s tax on time for July according to Ann Shawver, Director of Finance. It was due August 20. Trinkle’s two restaurants are Fork in the Alley and Fork in the City. After being late most every month this year Trinkle has taken a “hands on” approach to his bookkeeping. Tim [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Moving three precincts as the result of a fire station sale and Reserve Avenue building demolition became a hour-long civil rights discussion at Monday’s 2:00 p.m. council meeting. The Jefferson #2 precinct will move from the school maintenance building to Crystal Spring Baptist Church, the Williamson Road #3 precinct will move to the Public Works [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Every summer the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual State of the City address. This year’s breakfast was again held Thursday at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center on Hershberger Road. Mayor David Bowers looked back over his prior two years of speeches in preparing for 2010’s State of the City address. [...]
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
To a tune by John Lennon and pointed quotes City Manager Chris Morrill let economic reality seep into Roanoke City Council’s agenda Monday. Morrill only had about 20 minutes to explain “Budgeting for Outcomes” – a strategy he learned and applied while Assistant City Manager in Savannah, Georgia. Prior to Morrill’s presentation Sherman Stovall, Director [...]
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
School Administrator Rita Bishop introduced Gene Jones the new William Fleming principal at Monday’s joint meeting with city council and the school board. “The only thing new about William Fleming is a new building and a new stadium,” remarked Jones. His lofty goals this year is to increase the graduation rate by 10 percent and [...]
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Many of the area neighbors including myself have attended all the meetings with Planning Department Staff over the last several weeks. Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at William Fleming is the last community input meeting. What to do with Countryside Golf Course is the topic. Monday evening’s meeting at the Miller Court neighborhood (Dan Hale [...]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
UPDATED July 21, 2010: (See Trinkle responds below just prior to The Roanoke Star-Sentinel print deadline) Roanoke City’s Code of Ordinances says the meals tax citizens pay when dinning out is to be “held in trust by the seller until remitted to the treasurer.” It means exactly that according to Tim Spencer in the city [...]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
At the first Roanoke City Council meeting on July 6 new council member Bill Bestpitch came onboard ready to take on the transparency challenge. To the surprise of his colleagues Bestpitch asked for the removal of a closed session on the consent agenda. He then explained to his puzzled colleagues that he wanted to add [...]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
There is a dark cloud of debt hanging over Roanoke City. In a communication from Roanoke City’s financial adviser Public Financial Management, Inc. warned that another year exceeding Roanoke’s self-imposed debt limit is risky. For fiscal year 2010 the 10% debt ceiling has been breached coming in at 10.2%. Another year over 10% risks another [...]
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Monday, July 12, 2010
ROANOKE COUNTY DISCLOSES – WHY CAN’T ROANOKE CITY? MONDAY UPDATE: Roanoke County’s Tuesday, July 13 agenda properly names subject: 1. Section 2.2-3711(A)(1): Personnel, namely discussion concerning appoint-ment to the Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee 2. Section 2.2-3711(A)(5): Discussion concerning the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous [...]
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Treasurer’s Association of Virginia awarded accreditation to the office of Treasurer of the city of Roanoke for the year commencing July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. Mayor David Bowers read the award of accreditation at Tuesday’s city council meeting. City Treasurer, Evelyn Powers met all the requirements to be a Master Government [...]
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Two new council members took the dais Tuesday July 6. Councilman Ray Ferris felt his way through with little to say while Councilman Bill Bestpitch had a lot to say. Bestpitch served previously on council from 2000 to 2004. In adopting council’s organizational meeting schedule for the upcoming year Bestpitch interjected saying, “This [council chambers] [...]
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A campaign dubbed “Eat for Education” was launched Wednesday in front of the Texas Tavern. The two-percent meal’s tax increase starts July 1 and Mayor David Bowers recognized that “the meals tax may impact restaurants and their customers.” The two-percent tax will go to combat the budget shortfalls for Roanoke City Schools. The campaign still [...]
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday evening’s public hearing and council motion on the “cart path of least residence” put speakers at ease. The vote came down 5-2 with Mayor David Bowers and Vice-Mayor Sherman Lea voting “no.” Vendor carts will only be allowed at greenways and parks. The most popular spots are likely to be at Carilion Medical Center [...]
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