Residents press county on apartment development impacts and school spending transparency
During the subcommittee session, residents asked whether new apartment projects shift net costs onto the county (schools, fire/EMS) and pressed for clearer line‑item transparency from the school system; County Administrator Gary LaRue said the major Roanoke Road redevelopment represents substantial private investment and does not appear to be a 'loss leader.'
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Residents at a Botetourt County budget subcommittee meeting urged clearer accounting of school spending and questioned whether recent apartment development shifts costs onto the county.
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