Wayne Leftwich News Today

The City of Roanoke, through the HUD Community Resources Division, is utilizing its $2.4 million HOME-ARP award in conjunction with approximately $4.25…

The city is setting aside more than $6 million for the initiative.

The City Council is scheduled to consider those recommendations on Aug. 21.

An estimated $8 million in pandemic relief funding is set aside for the development of the neighborhood hub, to include a recreation center and space for small business owners.

The City of Roanoke is looking at ways to revitalize the Gainsboro neighborhood.

Roanoke set aside $5 million in federal COVID relief funds to develop a community hub in Gainsboro of stores and services. But residents at a meeting Tuesday said repairing dilapidated housing is a more pressing need.

Newly published plans aim to guide and encourage future development in Roanoke’s Oak Grove area. Planners from Roanoke and Roanoke County partnered in 2018 to study 173 acres along a shared commercial corridor where city and county borders meet at Virginia 419, or Electric Road, in the Oak Grove neighborhood, said Roanoke County Planning Director Philip Thompson. “The study area is fairly small, and it’s mainly confined to the commercial area of Oak Grove,” Thompson said. â...