Council Supports Condemning Burkholder Property

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A majority of the Roanoke City Council signaled its support Monday for going forward with the controversial condemnation of a 3- acre tract on Reserve Avenue.

The council voted 4-2 to continue the redevelopment project that has cleared the way for a number of Carilion buildings and a new medical school, including taking land owned by Jay and Stephanie Burkholder as permitted by a November court ruling.

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Council Supports Condemning Burkholder Property

But Vice Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilman Court Rosen dissented on the vote, which followed a long speech by Mayor David Bowers. Lea and Rosen questioned why the council was voting in...

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