Summary
The Roanoke City Council voted 6-1 Monday to place additional environmental protections on Mill Mountain's slopes, while leaving out acreage near the summit that has previously been targeted for commercial enterprise.
The vote places nearly 540 of the mountain's 568 acres under a conservation easement that restricts the city's ability to subdivide or develop the property. The largely developed summit -- which includes Mill Mountain Zoo, Discovery Center and the Mill Mountain Star -- was left out of the easement, as were the 2 acres that have been the subject of heated debate in recent years.See the full content of this document
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Roanoke Council Approves Easement
Council members Sherman Lea, Rupert Cutler, Gwen Mason, Anita Price, Court Rosen and David Trinkle all voted for the version of the easement that excluded those 2 acres. Mayor David Bowers provided the dissenting vote.
That portion of land was t...See the full content of this document
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