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Roanoke City Council approves ADA ramp grant, hate‑crimes grant and multiple governance ordinances
Summary
In its March 3 meeting, the council passed an ordinance accepting a revised FY 2023 VDOT State of Good Repair grant for downtown ADA ramps, approved two resolutions (including appropriation of a 2025 Combating Hate Crimes Grant), authorized a public‑private partnership for RCPS office space, codified boards/commissions, and approved nominees. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
Roanoke City Council on March 3 approved an ordinance accepting a revised FY 2023 VDOT State of Good Repair grant to fund downtown ADA ramp improvements and passed two resolutions updating membership of the community policy and management team and accepting and appropriating the 2025 Combating Hate Crimes Grant.
Council also passed a resolution authorizing a public‑private partnership to license portions of office space to community partners at the Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) Community Empowerment Center, which is slated to open this summer. In addition, the council passed an ordinance to codify certain boards and commissions and approved a budget ordinance appropriating state and federal grant funds for RCPS. Several nominees to boards and commissions were approved at the end of the meeting.
The transcript reports these actions as passed or approved but does not include mover/second information, vote tallies, or the text of the ordinances and resolutions. Where the transcript omits vote counts or mover/second, this article states that those details were not specified.
Next steps: The Star Trail parking lot will temporarily close the week of March 10 to allow the Roanoke Parks Foundation to build trails on Mill Mountain; the closure is expected to last a couple of months.
