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Council unanimously adopts bridge property acquisitions and a package of grants including HUD CoC and NextGen 911 funding
Summary
Roanoke City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to acquire property rights for the downstream Wylie Drive bridge replacement and approved multiple grant acceptances: FY24 HUD Continuum of Care planning grant ($133,237), Virginia Homeless Solutions Program funds, United Way Bank On funding (FY26), and two Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management 9‑1‑1 grants for NextGen and shared call‑handling equipment.
Roanoke City Council approved a set of ordinances on Dec. 15 to support infrastructure, homelessness planning and emergency communications.
What passed: Council adopted an ordinance authorizing city staff to acquire real-property rights needed for the downstream Wylie Drive bridge replacement project, a VDOT-funded project intended to improve environmental conditions along the Roanoke River and river access. Council also adopted measures to accept and appropriate multiple grants:
• HUD Continuum of Care (FY2024) planning grant — $133,237 to support community-level coordinated entry, the annual…
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