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Roanoke council approves package of grants and budget ordinances for programs ranging from traffic safety to youth services
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Roanoke City Council unanimously approved a series of resolutions and budget ordinances accepting state, federal and private grants—covering traffic safety, juvenile justice, public health, community economic programs and library and park capital work—and authorized VDOT and local match agreements for 9th Street improvements.
Roanoke City Council on Sept. 16 approved a package of resolutions and budget ordinances to accept and appropriate multiple grants, including traffic‑safety awards from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention funding, a Carilion Clinic grant for the Financial Empowerment Center, and United Way support for the Bank on Roanoke Valley program.
Council members conducted roll‑call votes for each item and the measures passed. The actions included a VDOT Transportation…
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