Board Meeting Notes

See more information about the items below by viewing the September 10, 2024, Board of Supervisors Meeting video.

At the top of the meeting, the Board of Supervisors heard the first reading of an ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $647,774 from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and appropriating such funds to the County’s grant fund for operation of the CORTRAN program, and 2) reallocating $26,991 from the CORTRAN Budget in the operating fund to the grant fund for the required match for operation of the CORTRAN program. The second reading of this measure is scheduled for September 24.

The CORTRAN program was established in 1985 in order to help County residents remain in their homes and independent with curb-to-curb transportation from their homes to destinations within Roanoke County, the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem and the Town of Vinton. The program is currently structured so that Roanoke County residents are eligible to use the CORTRAN program if they are either 65 years of age or better, or if they have a disability. For more information about CORTRAN, visit https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/cortran.

Consent Agenda

Under its consent agenda, the Board of Supervisors approved the following measures in the form of one resolution.

• Approval of minutes – August 20, 2024;
• Request to accept and allocate Selective Enforcement Grant Funds in the amount of $154,700 from the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of Selective Enforcement;
• Ordinance authorizing the granting of an easement to the Western Virginia Water Authority for water and sewer improvement projects. (Second Reading);
• Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of real property containing approximately 2.71 acres located at 4818 Starkey Road, Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke County Tax Map No: 087.07-01-16.00-0000). (Second Reading);
• Ordinance authorizing the reallocation of a portion of the proceeds of the County's 2022 lease financing with Virginia Resource Authority. (Second Reading);
• Ordinance accepting Transportation Alternatives Program funds in the amount of $248,022 from the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization, reallocating $62,005 from the Peters Creek/Williamson Road Corridor Study Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project and appropriating all funds to the Grant Fund for construction of the Glade Creek Greenway through Vinyard Park West in the Vinton Magisterial District and in the Town of Vinton. (First Reading and request for Second Reading scheduled for September 24).

Closed Session

The Board of Supervisors moved to a closed meeting per Section 2.2-3711(A)(8) of the Code of Virginia for consultation with the County Attorney regarding a taxation matter.

Work Session

The Board of Supervisors moved to a joint work session with the Roanoke County School Board to discuss the items below. 

1. Demographic Study, Lance Richards; MGT Consulting
2. Legislative Priorities, Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney
3. Topic for next joint meeting: CSA

For More Information...

More information on these items and the meeting video can be found under the Past Meetings section of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Meetings and Videos page. You may also contact the Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board at 540-772-2005 for more information.