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Resident tells council rezoning outreach fell short and files FOIA request
Summary
At public comment, resident Frida Cathcart said recent rezoning outreach lacked meaningful engagement and said she filed a FOIA request for the city's All-America City application; the mayor and other council members defended the availability of public hearings and urged continued dialogue.
During the public-comment period on April 15, Frida Cathcart, who identified herself as a Roanoke resident and journalist, told Roanoke City Council that the city's outreach around a recent rezoning lacked substantive community engagement. Cathcart said city marketing was appealing but left out meaningful input opportunities for affected residents, and she said she filed a FOIA request seeking the city's All-America City application to better understand what the city…
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