Board Meeting Notes

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2:00 PM Session         6:00 PM Session

At today's meeting, the Board of Supervisors recognized Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor Devon Burnette for receiving the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society's “Best New Program Award” for the TRS Night Club event, an evening designed to accommodate the sensory and physical needs of the Parks, Recreation and Tourism's therapeutic recreation clients.

The Board of Supervisors went on to receive the folllowing briefings:

• Briefing by Roanoke County Public Schools on their Campaign for Excellence Capital Campaign for the new Roanoke County Career and Technology Center. (Dr. Ken Nicely, Superintendent);
• Briefing by Roanoke Gas to provide a project update. (Hal Bailey, Manager of Contractor Construction);
• Briefing to discuss with the Board of Supervisors the 2026 Real Estate Assessment. (Ken Fay, Director of Real Estate Valuation).

In new business, the Board of Supervisors approved the year-end financial results for June 30, 2025, and acceptance of audit report and allocation of year-end funds.  The Board also approved a resolution supporting funding for repairs and strategic implementation of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation strategic plan “Blue Ridge Rising” along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia. 

The Board went on to hear the first reading of an ordinance appropriating $107,749,110.11 from the Roanoke County Public Schools' fiscal year 2024-2025 year-end funds to the fiscal year 2025-2026 Roanoke County Public Schools Budget. The second reading is scheduled for the first Board of Supervisors meeting in January 2026.

Consent Agenda

The Board of Supervisors approved the following measures in the form of one resolution under its Consent Agenda.

• Approval of minutes – November 18, 2025;
• Resolution establishing a meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County for calendar year 2026;
• Ordinance approving a Fourth Amendment to Rooftop Lease with T-Mobile Northeast LLC on property owned by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia located at 220 East Main Street, Salem, Virginia. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading);
• The petition of Katie Gray to amend special use permit conditions on approximately 29.97 acres of land zoned C-2S, High Intensity Commercial District with conditions, and CVOD, Clearbrook Village Overlay District, located at 5350 Clearbrook Village Lane (Clearbrook Walmart), Cave Spring Magisterial District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing);
• Resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Vinton for the Vinton/East County Hotel;
• Ordinance amending Chapter 5 (Animals and Fowl) of the Roanoke County Code. (Second Reading).

Closed Session

The Board held a closed session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community. Specifically, the Board will discuss potential business location or expansion in the five magisterial districts.

Evening Session

After a public hearing the Board of Supervisors approved a petition of the Economic Development Authority of Roanoke County to rezone approximately 36.501 acres from PTD, Planned Technology Development District, to R-3, Medium Density Multi-Family Residential District, to construct townhouses located at 2111, 2112, 2121 and 2351 Cardinal Park Drive.

The Board also approved a petition of the Economic Development Authority of Roanoke County and Cardinal IG Company to rezone approximately 60.704 acres of land zoned PTD, Planned Technology Development District, to amend the master plan for the Vinton Business Center located at 2131 and 2132 Cardinal Park Drive and 2411 Hardy Road.

For More Information

More information on each of these items, contact the Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, or call 540-772-2005.