ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City Council gathered for its annual summit earlier today to discuss plans for next year, including housing.
Roanoke approved a zoning law back in September that allows multi-family developments in all neighborhoods.
City planners explained the rezoning will not reduce property values, and will increase medium-density housing. This is a key issue for some new council members.
“Specifically, missing middle, affordable housing, lower-income housing, and I’m really excited to work on that,” said Terry McGuire, city council elect. “I’m excited about opportunities to do new mixed-used developments and creative redevelopment.”
The incoming and current council members also discussed plans for next years budget.
