Roanoke Rapids City Council Tuesday erred when it turned down a rezoning request which could have possibly given the owner of Crestview Cemetery the opportunity to expand her business.
The owner of Crestview Cemetery said she would have to figure out her next steps after Roanoke Rapids City Council struck down a motion which would have lead to the rezoning of land to possibly pave the way for an expansion.
The prospective buyers of the Roanoke Rapids Theater are expected to close on the venue July 23, city council was told this evening.
The Roanoke Rapids Theater will be the topic of a special meeting Thursday night.
Roanoke Rapids City Council and department heads honored two retirees with more than 60 years between them Tuesday night.
Roanoke Rapids City Council this evening unanimously approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year which does not contain a tax increase.
The Halifax Resolves Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented awards to Roanoke Rapids firefighters and police officers during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The city’s Benevolent Awards and Recognition Committee at this evening’s city council meeting presented scholarships of $500 each to the five children of employees to further their educations.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department could get funding to form a proactive community engagement team focusing on drugs and gangs if the city’s proposed 2018-19 fiscal year budget passes.
A request for City Manager Joseph Scherer to look into providing a 3 percent cost of living increase for employees could not only alter the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year but has changed the date of the public hearing for the draft financial plan.
