The pressure was on during Tuesday night’s Roanoke City Council meeting on Evans Spring.

A vote on the controversial development in Roanoke took a turn during Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

A controversial project looking to develop 150 acres of untouched land in Roanoke is moving forward.

The future generation of Roanoke is coming together to take a stance against the proposed Evans Spring project.

Roanoke City leaders are moving forward with the Evans Spring project — that's the vacant land along Interstate 581 across from Valley View Mall.

On Monday, a group gathered on the steps of Roanoke’s City Hall to rally against development in Evans spring.

Consultants believe their new concept plan could have an overall $ 2.9-billion economic impact.

Many people living nearby Evans Spring moved there after being forced from their homes during Urban Renewal.

While there is no finalized development in place, consultants are starting to get a better idea of what could go in the 150 acres of developable land.

The 150-acre plot of land is located between Valley View and the Melrose-Rugby neighborhood.

The 150 acres of land is the largest site of developable vacant area left in the city.

Roanoke City leaders want residents’ input on what to do with a large vacant property near Interstate 581.

Roanoke City has tapped a new consultant to create a plan to develop the Evans Spring area.

ROANOKE, Va. There may still be hope for a project canceled earlier this year that was expected to bring 1,600 jobs to Roanoke. At a news conference Tuesday, Roanoke mayoral candidate David Bowers said if he is elected in November he will do everything he can to make the project happen. We need both a development on that Evans Spring site and one that is compatible to the next door neighborhood. This is not urban renewal, it is economic development. As we seek to repair any damage to our Black citizens due to urban renewal, lets have a plan.

ROANOKE, Va. – The city of Roanoke has officially received a proposal to develop its largest swath of unused land. The site is just across Interstate 581 from Valley View Mall, and Pavilion’s plan would finish the incomplete Valley View Drive/I-581 interchange. “Certainly having it actually filed is a pretty big milestone for us.”According to the 114-page application, the planned development would extend Valley View Drive through Evans Spring. The development would include a “wholesale warehouse club,” a “golf-related entertainment facility,” a grocery store, and up to 300 apartments. “If it’s done well, it could be a great benefit for Northwest Roanoke and a great benefit for the city," Shaw said.