Countryside plan gets initial approval from Roanoke City Council

Countryside plan gets initial approval from Roanoke City Council

After several mulligans, Roanoke officials have once again taken a swing at Countryside.And judging from the former golf course's neighbors who attended a city council briefing on the property Monday, this latest drive has landed squarely in the fairway, if not quite on the green just yet.Countryside Neighborhood Alliance Chairwoman Valerie Garner, the only speaker from a group of about 25 neighbors at the meeting, called the planning process "a true interactive partnership" that had produced -- more or less -- something the neighborhood can live with."If this was done five years ago, it would have saved us a lot of heartache," Garner said business golf balls.The plan breaks up the city-owned property into seven areas, each with different proposed uses. More than half of the 129 acres owned by the city would remain for recreation and open space, in addition to the 72-acre runway protection zone that's owned by the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission.Other pieces are recommended for housing or commercial development, with city officials likely selling or leasing parcels to developers with proposals that meet the Countryside master plan. The city can use its zoning ordinance or development agreements to enforce the plan's provisions, said Roanoke Planning Administrator Chris Chittum Proper Golf Driving Tips to Improve Your Game.