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Roanoke council adopts election-day free transit, opioid fund correction and personnel appointments
Summary
Roanoke City Council on Monday approved a resolution supporting fare-free Valley Metro service on Election Day, corrected a budget account number in its FY26 opioid-abatement appropriation, reappointed two economic development authority directors and adopted a corrected council code of ethics and conduct.
Roanoke City Council on Monday approved a package of routine measures including a resolution endorsing fare-free bus service on Election Day, a correction to the city's opioid-abatement appropriation for fiscal 2026, two reappointments to the Economic Development Authority and a corrected council code of ethics and conduct.
The council said the fare-free election-day action affirms the Greater Roanoke Transit Company's decision to make all Valley Metro routes free on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The city also adopted an ordinance that corrects a budget account number tied to previously approved Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority funds for FY26. Council voted to reappoint two directors to the Economic Development Authority and adopted a corrected version of the proposed code of…
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