Roanoke Council approves easements, VDOT drainage funds and appropriation for drug prosecutor and CIP projects
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Summary
At its June 16 session, Roanoke City Council authorized temporary construction easements for two drainage projects, accepted VDOT funds for drainage work at Melrose Avenue and Jefferson Tunnel, accepted and appropriated funds for a drug prosecutor position, and appropriated CIP debt-funded project money for FY2024–25.
Roanoke City Council on June 16, 2025, approved multiple infrastructure and funding actions including temporary construction easements, acceptance of state transportation funds and appropriations for both a drug prosecutor position and capital improvement plan projects.
Council authorized temporary construction easements for the Williamson and Hawthorne Road project and for the Kirk Avenue drainage improvement project. The council also accepted funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for drainage improvements at the Melrose Avenue crossing and Jefferson Tunnel.
Separately, council accepted and appropriated funds for a drug prosecutor position and appropriated funding for fiscal year 2024–25 capital improvement plan projects that are funded with debt. The meeting record lists these ordinances as passed during the afternoon session; it does not provide mover/second names or vote tallies.
The actions were presented as a group of ordinances approved during the 2 p.m. session; the transcript does not record staff detail on the timing, amounts, or specific contractual terms for the easements, VDOT funds or the prosecutor position.