Monday, March 11, 2013
The accumulation of trash dumped, downed limbs, beer cans, tires and condoms is a disgusting sight in a neighborhood that was once proud of the best laid out golf course in the region. Since the city bought it for $4.1 million in 2005 and closed it in 2010 trash and vandalism have plagued the well [...]
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Countryside (where’s the park?), Dorchester Court (Huff Lane school – wasn’t that part of their neighborhood?) and Evans Spring (good luck to them and their future). All these are neighborhoods in Northwest that the city is drooling over for tax revenue. The city takes from Northwest and gives to downtown. Neighborhoods will take a back [...]
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
An eagle eyed Countryside Neighborhood Alliance member who read the mailed copy of the ordinance adopted by Roanoke city council September 17 found the error. Susan Hall, Treasurer spotted it and contacted the city clerk, city manager and mayor. The ordinance changed the Countryside Master Plan 12-acre Portland parcel from urban agriculture to recreation. City [...]
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
As expected the neighbors to the west were promised by city administration some walking trails and such to get them on board with the Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer fields on the 12-acre Portland parcel. The parcel was designated for urban agriculture by the Planning Commission in work sessions with the Countryside Neighborhood Alliance (which I [...]
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Can you hear us now Mason Adams of The Roanoke Times who erroneously stated that recreational fields were “a consideration that had been discussed in depth during the writing of the plan before planners decided to go with agriculture instead.” He didn’t bother to contact the Countryside Neighborhood on his presumption. Instead he took the [...]
Friday, September 14, 2012
The twists and turns, plans and promises associated with the now defunct Countryside golf course would make a good book – “How to Ruin a Vibrant Thriving Neighborhood.” That was the topic on a bus tour of the Countryside neighborhood during the Statewide Neighborhood Conference held in Roanoke in 2010. The out-of-town attendees aboard the [...]
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
In The Roanoke Times article Sunday [Sports clubs float plan for Countryside] Clay Dawson, executive director of Northwest/Wilmont Recreation Club said, “I wouldn’t be a part of something that’s not going to benefit the neighborhood.” Dawson lives in the area but his home is not affected by the Sports Complex. Dawson’s statement is not necessarily [...]
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
“The city is going to do what it wants to do” said those who sat back and witnessed the Countryside golf course’s demise. Golfers just couldn’t believe that the golf course would ever close. Others who had fell prey to the fruitless efforts in opposition to an attack by the city said they will get [...]
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Many years ago Councilman Court Rosen popped into our Countryside Neighborhood Alliance meeting uninvited and unannounced. He was asked to leave but stood up befuddling the members asking “do you all want me to leave?” I told him that he needs to let me know and that it may not be a discussion we wished him to hear. Last [...]
Friday, June 8, 2012
City staff and city council are ignoring the Countryside Master Plan formulated in conjunction with the Planning Commission and the Countryside Neighborhood. City Council is also ignoring the Master Plan it adopted. Instead a portion of property intended to be “ideal for light commercial such as offices, educational uses, and light industrial development such as [...]
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Friday, June 8, 2012
ABEAR Performance Training Submits Letter of Interest for Development at Countryside ABEAR Performance Training, represented by Robbie Hebert, has submitted a letter of interest for a development on the former Countryside Golf Course property. The proposed project would renovate a former barn structure on a portion of the property near the intersection of Frontage Road [...]
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
According to Scott Beasley, Vice President of Operations for the Florida based Meadowbrook Golf Group; “We have been screwed once again by the City.” Meadowbrook as owners of Countryside Golf Course sold the property to Roanoke City for $4.1 million in 2005. Meadowbrook operated the golf course until the city closed it in March of [...]
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