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Council hears five‑year parks master plan update; approves Wausena Inn River Park amendment, property acquisitions and watershed grants
Summary
Roanoke City Council received a five‑year parks master plan update from Parks and Recreation staff and a consultant, and approved multiple park‑ and land‑related actions including a contract amendment for Wausena Inn River Park, acceptance of grants to acquire three properties, watershed‑modeling grants, and an encroachment permit on Peters Creek.
Roanoke City Council on Oct. 6 heard a five‑year master plan update from the Department of Parks and Recreation and its consultant and approved several park‑ and land‑related items including a contract amendment for the Wausena Inn River Park project and acceptance of grants to acquire property at Blue Hills, Indian Village Lane and Franklin Road Southwest.
Cindy McFall, director of Parks and Recreation, introduced consultant Barry Dunn, who presented the master‑plan update. The transcript records the update as part of the afternoon agenda; it does not contain detailed plan language, timelines, or budget figures in the provided excerpt.
The council accepted grant funding for watershed modeling on Trout Run and Hortons Branch, and approved an encroachment permit for City property on Peters Creek Road. The transcript also records acceptance of grant funding to allow the Roanoke Police Department to pay for off‑duty officers to curb impaired driving and other moving‑vehicle violations; that funding item was listed among city action items during the same portion of the agenda.
City Manager Val Marie Turner provided updates on upcoming community engagement opportunities tied to the Washington and McCadden Park master plans and the Williamson Road Demonstration Project. The transcript excerpt does not specify dates, outreach methods or participant numbers for those engagement efforts.
The transcript does not record vote tallies, mover/second details, or amendment text for the Wausena Inn River Park contract change; it records that the council approved the listed items as part of the afternoon session.
