Raleigh Court Neighborhood Association

Earth Day festivities will take place this Saturday, April 21, in Grandin Village.  Come down between 10 am and 4 pm for music, food, crafts, and informational displays by environmental organizations.  The best way for local residents to visit the Village is to walk; Grandin Road will be closed between Westover and Memorial, so parking will be at a premium.

Please join us this Thursday, March 8, at 7 pm, for the Council Candidates Forum.

It’s election season in Roanoke and City voters will hit the polls on May 1.  The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League is providing an opportunity to hear what the candidates have to say at our Candidates Forum next Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm.

We could use your help.  What are the issues that are important to you?  What questions would you like to have asked of the candidates?

We are in the process of preparing for the Forum, and your input is important.  You can forward your burning-est questions for the candidates to chadbraby12@gmail.com.

Signs are sprouting on front lawns, so it must mean Roanoke City election season is here.

The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League is a regular participant in the City of Roanoke’s Neighborhood Development Grant program. The grant money is available for physical improvement projects that make the neighborhood more livable. Recent successfully funded projects in Raleigh Court include:

• Murray Run Greenway construction and improvements
• Playground equipment at Virginia Heights Elementary
• Public Art installations
• Seasonal banners in Grandin Village (partnered project with GVBA)

If you see a need or a place where money could be spent on your street or elsewhere in the neighborhood, and are interested in spearheading the effort, we’d love to hear from you.  Please contact Chad Braby (chadbraby12@gmail.com).

Courtesy of RNA (Roanoke Neighborhood Advocates):

• Are you tired of looking at tall weeds and grass?
• Is there an abandoned car on your street?
• Does the curb look like a dump when someone gets evicted?
• Are you concerned about the health, safety, and welfare of the people in your neighborhood?

If you answered yes, to any of these questions and you want to learn more about what you can do to help, please come to the Code Enforcement Workshop 102 hosted by the Division of Code Enforcement to be held Monday, November 7 from 6p-8p at the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, EOC Conference Room (Room 159), 215 Church Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24011.
The City of Roanoke needs your help to make your neighborhood a better place to live. By attending this
FREE workshop, you will learn what is a code violation and how to report it anonymously as well as track the progress of your report.

Please contact the sponsors of this workshop below if you have any questions about attending.
Office of Neighborhood Services 540.853.5210 or the Roanoke Neighborhood Advocates 540.467.0540

From our friend, neighborhood and Roanoke Neighborhood Advocates liason, Dustin Akers:

You are cordially invited to attend a ‘Hands-on Historic Rehab Tax
Credit Workshop on Saturday, November 12 as representatives from Hill
Studio PC and Old Southwest Inc. will explain how owners of historic
properties can take advantage of the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax
Credit and the Virginia Rehabilitation Tax Credit.

Participants will learn how historic tax credits work, and how to
prepare the tax credit application through on-site training and mock
application.

Who should attend?
Business and home owners, community leaders, real-tors, contractors,
developers and anyone who wants to learn about how you can undertake a
historic tax credit application on your own.

Participation is limited to 27 people, accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis!

When: Saturday, November 12……….10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Jefferson Center……..L.L. Rice Room 541 located at Luck Ave.
SW

Cost: $10 (includes lunch) and registration is required

To register: Return the attached registration below form with payment
to Erica Taylor, City Planner II, City of Roanoke Dept. of Planning,
Building & Development 215 Church Ave. SW, Room 166, Roanoke, VA 24011.
Enclose check for $10 made payable to City of Roanoke.

(See attached file: 2011 rev tax credit workshop save the date.pdf)

This workshop is presented by: Hill Studio PC and Old Southwest Inc. and
is sponsored by::
* City of Roanoke
* Old Southwest Inc.
* Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation, Inc.

For additional information, contact Erica Taylor by calling 540.853.1522
or
by email to: erica.taylor@roanokeva.gov