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City manager outlines Main Street inventory, DOT signal work, police outreach and other local initiatives
Summary
The city manager reported a Main Street inventory of about 156 structures with follow-up zoning and code actions, police community crime-stats meetings starting Feb. 23, DOT smart-signal work affecting 22 signals, and planning activity including a Tractor Supply renovation and a Dunkin' tenant fit-out at a Walmart commercial space.
During the city manager’s report, Roanoke Rapids staff outlined several ongoing and upcoming projects affecting downtown, public safety outreach and transportation.
The Main Street program, led by Director Ashley Thomas, has completed an inventory of about 156 structures in Uptown and Downtown that documents building conditions, signage, vacancies and uses; staff said a detailed report of findings and priorities will be presented at an upcoming council meeting and the program will coordinate zoning and code-enforcement follow-up.
The police department plans a series of community outreach and monthly "crime stats" meetings at locations around the city, with the first meeting scheduled for Feb. 23 at the RRPD Substation Community Room at the Newtown Resource Center. Staff also noted Basic Law Enforcement Training will begin at Nash Community College on Feb. 23 for those interested in law-enforcement careers.
Parks and Recreation updates included Dominion Energy replacing light poles at the skate park while staff finish fencing and signage work; Brightspeed is donating $15,000 as a sponsor toward a grand-opening event. Planning staff said Tractor Supply is planning a building renovation with pet-wash stations and that commercial space inside Walmart will be upfit for a Dunkin' Donuts tenant.
Transportation updates included notification from the North Carolina Department of Transportation that a smart-signals project will serve 22 existing signals in Halifax County and within Roanoke Rapids. Staff also reported that a pedestrian-safety project at Roanoke Avenue and 5th Street has moved forward under the Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program following a previous fatality at that intersection.
City staff also noted an upcoming meeting on Feb. 23 with the DOT Rail Division to discuss a Weldon Passenger Rail feasibility study and that the city submitted its 2025 CDBG Annual Performance Report to the Department of Commerce.
