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Neighbors get council’s ear, beat rezoning

SALEM – After listening to passionate pleas from residents in a historic, largely black neighborhood, Salem City Council members unanimously turned down a request Feb. 22 to rezone adjacent property for light manufacturing – even though it could mean jobs. Council voted 5-0 to deny a request by Valley Properties and L&M Properties to rezone... »

Council listens to residents, denies industrial zoning

SALEM – After listening to passionate pleas from residents in a historic, largely black neighborhood, Salem City Council members unanimously turned down a request Feb. 22 to rezone adjacent property for light manufacturing – even though it could mean jobs. Council voted 5-0 to deny a request by Valley Properties and L&M Properties to rezone... »

Salem decides not to fight church

SALEM – After legal advice from the city attorney, the City of Salem has decided not to fight a local church’s request to locate on commercial-zoned property. The decision was announced the afternoon of Feb. 4, after Salem City Council members met the day before with City Attorney Steve Yost in a closed session to... »

Glenvar Community meeting gives residents a say

GLENVAR – For years, the Glenvar area has been the dumping ground for uses other parts of Roanoke County don’t want, residents say. Now citizens from that area have an opportunity to determine what the 31,000 acres in the Glenvar community looks like in the future, county planners promise. Monday night, local residents had their first... »

Salem church zoning tonight likely will be postponed until February

SALEM – A zoning request by CommUNITY Church scheduled for tonight’s Jan. 11 meeting of Salem City Council will likely be delayed until February. City Manager Kevin Boggess said today the potential delay of the request to rezone acreage zoned business-commerce to residential, which allows churches, was related to a letter sent last week by... »