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Roanoke council adopts greenway funding, approves Civic Center naming rights and updates tax code
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting, Roanoke City Council unanimously approved appropriation for the Tinker Creek Greenway local match (VDOT), adopted a naming‑rights resolution with Berglund Management Group Inc., amended local transient‑occupancy tax code to align with state law, and adopted a salary increase for the city treasurer; council also announced the appointment of Amber Lowry as library director.
Roanoke City Council on Feb. 17 approved several ordinances and one resolution and recorded roll‑call votes for each.
Consent agenda: Council moved and seconded the consent agenda and the clerk recorded unanimous 'Aye' votes by the members present; the consent agenda included routine items and five described requests for closed meetings (litigation consultation, real‑property acquisition/disposition, business recruitment, sale of city property pursuant to Section 2.2‑37.11 of the Code of Virginia, and consultation regarding proposed legislation). The mayor noted item 4 on the closed meetings list was pulled from the consent…
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