Hot topics for the Christiansburg Town Council on Tuesday, May 19th agenda will include:
A rezoning request for 1225 Stafford Drive for residential development. This property is noted as "conservation, limited development" on the town's future land use map, indicating the topography is, shall we say, challenging. Stafford Drive is another one of the roads feeding onto the dangerous and overcrowded Peppers Ferry Road, which won't see further construction funding in the foreseeable future. One small lot is being subdivided to accomodate a family in this instance.
A rezoning request for
2880 Roanoke Street, which was previously heard and denied by council on March 17 due to storm water and flooding issues.
A rezoning request for 21 acres at the end of
Sage Lane, which was denied by council in 2007 and a second request withdrawn by the developer earlier this year.
A public hearing on proposed development fees. If adopted, these would become effective July 1 (but council is not expecting any significant revenues in the foreseeable future from these increases).
Council discussion and possible adoption of the
2009-2010 fiscal year budget. Again, at this point, any council member may make a motion to amend the administration's and Finance Committee's recommending budget. A second to the motion and subsequent vote can add or eliminate anything.
For the complete agenda, visit the town's website (to save you five clicks drilling down to find it, here's a shortcut). The two items previously heard appear back on council's agenda although Town Code declares denied or withdrawn issues "dead" for one year. In this case, we're told the "proffers" (or promises being made by developer or buyer) are significant and are therefore allowed to be revived (where that can be found in Town Code isn't clear).
What has not been on council's agenda is discussing, in detail, how the extra revenue from lodging taxes will be used to market the town. Nor has the aquatic center's business plan been discussed. Nor has a report on seeking donations for the aquatic center been made (the current fiscal year shows $15,000 in revenues for this, zero for the upcoming fiscal year -- the target was at least $100,000).
Come listen, watch or even speak (if you dare); 100 East Main Street, Downtown Christiansburg, second floor.