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Roanoke council approves Tinker Creek contract amendment and accepts federal grants including $770,000 Build America award
Summary
Council unanimously approved a contract amendment with Allegheny Construction for Tinker Creek Greenway, accepted a DOJ bulletproof vest grant and voted to accept a $770,000 US DOT Build America Bureau grant to study underused city properties near the Amtrak station.
Roanoke City Council on Nov. 18 approved a set of routine but consequential actions: a contract amendment for the Tinker Creek Greenway project, acceptance of a U.S. Department of Justice bulletproof vest partnership grant and acceptance of a $770,000 Innovative Finance and Asset Concession grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.
On the Tinker Creek Greenway project, a council resolution authorizes the interim city manager or designee to execute a contract amendment with Allegheny Construction Company, Inc. for additional work on the project. The clerk called the roll and all members present voted "Aye," and the resolution passed.
Council next approved…
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