Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The park will close on October 16 and depending on the weather the revitalized park will reopen 12 months later in the fall of 2013. The first phase was expected to begin in mid July and reopen in the summer of 2013. That will not happen said Steve Buschor, director of Parks and Recreation. Some [...]
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
In April 2011 council reached consensus on another study for Elmwood Park. This time the study included Elmwood Park in its entirety. The $300,000 figure was for plans that would result in documents ready to be put out for bids. The completed Master Plan on display to the public in January by Hill Studio, P.C. [...]
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The first conceptual designs were presented for public input in October 2011. The 1500 accumulated comments from those sessions combined with online comments were used to craft a final concept design that was available for public viewing at the main library last Thursday. The wish list of amenities from stakeholders doubled the cost to over [...]
Friday, January 13, 2012
The first conceptual designs were presented for public input in October 2011. The accumulated comments from those sessions combined with online comments were used to craft a final concept design that was presented at the main library Thursday. The wish list of amenities from stakeholders doubled the cost to over 8 million. That design was [...]
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
If it walks like a duck just call it something else says Roanoke City Council. The budget briefing was moving along swimmingly Monday morning when $hit hit the fan. No it wasn’t Terry McAuliffe this time. It was the evil FIVE-letter word “study” and the association with the other mind-cringing “amphitheater” word at a cost [...]
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
UPDATED Dec. 8: Total cost of Red Light consultant study for both Reserve Avenue and Elmwood Park in April 2009 came to $211,500 according to Brian Townsend, Assistant Manager. (per phone call from Director of Finance, Ann Shawver) It is curtains for the amphitheater design that excited Roanokers in April 2009. Monday morning Vice-Mayor David [...]
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. [...]
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL – September 8, 2009 When is a four to two vote not enough? When it requires one of those pesky second readings. At the crucial vote authorizing the Director of Finance, Ann Shawver to issue $13.9 million in debt for public improvement projects Council member Court Rosen and Gwen Mason voted “no.” [...]
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Councilwoman Anita Price who had opposed moving forward with the amphitheater on two previous votes boldly flipped her vote Monday. Price said she had lost sleep over her vote of July 20 in the absence of longtime amphitheater advocate Councilman Dave Trinkle who was on vacation at the time. Price said that she had even [...]
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Joyce Waugh gets “another chance.” Waugh, Chamber of Commerce President and Doug Waters, acting President of DRI, Inc are pressing the flesh to have City Council reconsider (for a third time) the July 20th Council decison. Council on a 4-2 vote dropped the amphitheater from the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan. Mayor Bowers seems to think with Councilman [...]
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Winning a seat in the predominantly Republican 17th District for an independent democrat centrist passionate conservative (pick one) candidate requires “dancing a little side-step” to the right where plays the majority of the 17th constituency. Gwen Mason, Councilwoman House of Delegate candidate has left the Noel C. Taylor Municipal building headed for the higher ground [...]
Monday, July 13, 2009
Related article: Options Floated for Washington Park Pool Just when you think Council has made a decision they will stick to, the cards get reshuffled and we cut the deck again. The only thing secure now is the Market Building. See below the split on the other CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) at the June 6 [...]
