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Priddy, a Democrat, said he notified Mayor Sherman Lea of his decision not to seek re-election in an email Friday.

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Three new restaurants are coming to Valley View Mall and the surrounding area.

The pressure was on during Tuesday night’s Roanoke City Council meeting on Evans Spring.

The plan says Evans Spring should become a mix of big box stores, smaller shops, and hundreds of houses and apartments.

Despite months spent pressuring city council, Friends of Evans Spring left the meeting room on Tuesday night loudly voicing their collective displeasure.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Roanoke city council voted Tuesday to approve the Evans Spring master plan. It was a four-to-three vote, meaning there will be a second reading of the ordinance, but no additional hearing, according to the city attorney. Planning Commission will recommend Evans Spring development plan to council (wfxrtv.com) Mayor Sherman Lea and […]

A vote on the controversial development in Roanoke took a turn during Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

“Theres still much more work to be done, but this gives us flexibility and options in terms of whats there,” one commissioner said of the Evans Spring plan.

A controversial project looking to develop 150 acres of untouched land in Roanoke is moving forward.