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Economic Development
Articles pertaining to Economic Development
Christiansburg Town Council deciding the future? Oh…boy!
A recent Roanoke Times article "Town Council plots out Christiansburg's future", pretty much says it all. The only problem is there seems to be an item or two missing. Obviously, there were meetings held to develop such an in depth document out of public eye, and no citizen input was used.
Welcome to Christiansburg’s new Finance Officer Valerie Tweedie!!
New Finance Officer for the Town of Christiansburg could bring a lot of new ideas and a lot of opportunities. Of course, the Town Council's support will be needed but, the experience and expertise Ms. Tweedie brings is a major step in a positive direction.
Will future stormwater cause more flooding or even a train derailment?
What about the erosion of banks that can (perhaps already are) presenting a hazard to train travel? Who would pay the price if a train derails because of inadequate stormwater management? Who has to pay to fix it? Check out the photos.
Christiansburg, VA Town Council Worksession – Bus Route
Christiansburg Town Council is holding a work session to discuss the proposed bus route extension in Christiansburg. May 18th @ 2pm is the 'when', Town Hall is the 'where'. You might fight the presentation informative.
Christiansburg Bus Service: People and Council Failure will it never end?
When the very people whose decisions have led to the problems with traffic and pedestrian safety start trying to shoot down the first thing they have had before them in the last year to help with that problem...AND, the idea has tremendous citizen support, is it time to count brain cells?
Where is the data the Town of Christiansburg needs to Address Tourism?
Well, it's on my website for one thing. The Tourism Development Council has already done all of that work (see the executive summary, presentation, and full report) and has been using it to work on promoting our area.
Calendar of events on the website, mine that is:)
There is a calendar of activities going on in our area and special page related to tourism and the tremendous challenges facing the Town of Christiansburg
Downtown Christiansburg, Downtown Blacksburg? Where do we go from here?
The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA invites you to attend a panel discussion on re-visioning of Christiansburg and Blackburg Downtown areas:
Keeping Up with Elected Officials could be a full time job.
Using the Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System to access the performance of YOUR elected officials. Here is an example of how to use this system. There are a myriad of other ways in which to use the data from this site. Check it out and see what you think!
