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Regional commission outlines opioid, transportation and EV priorities to Roanoke County supervisors
Summary
Jeremy Holmes of the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission briefed the Roanoke County Board on regional opioid response coordination, transportation advocacy around SmartScale and the Commonwealth Transportation Board, and a county-requested EV market study expected within weeks.
Jeremy Holmes, executive director of the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission, briefed the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors on May 14 about regional projects that affect the county, including a coordinated opioid-abatement and recovery initiative, transportation advocacy related to SmartScale scoring and anticipated state rule changes, and a regional legislative agenda that includes I‑81 funding and workforce housing.
Holmes described the Roanoke Valley collective response — an intergovernmental effort incorporating health professionals, nonprofits and local officials that came under the regional commission in 2021 — and the commission's role helping localities access Virginia…
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