Cave Spring Supervisor Charlotte Moore addressed the Clearbrook Civic League last week about several issues, including the Super Wal-Mart slated for that southwest Roanoke County neighborhood. Moore had a meeting with Wal-Mart representatives and Roanoke County staffers last week.
“Roanoke County staff has given them a list of proffers that need to be met before a building permit can be issued,” said Moore.
Development plans haven’t been submitted yet. Buck Mountain Road and Stable Road will be aligned at the stoplight on Rt. 220 but Buck Mountain will not be improved at this time, said Moore.
The possibility of installing a turn lane in front of the residents who live along Route 220 southbound was discussed at the Civic League meeting. (Wal-Mart planned to close on all of the properties it needed by mid-July, noted Moore.) The proposed completion of the store will be either the summer of 2010 or the spring of 2011.
During an earlier Clearbrook Civic League meeting, Moore discussed the possibility of recruiting volunteers for the Clearbrook Fire Department, which just ended a joint operating agreement with Roanoke City. But Moore found few takers for volunteers that would augment the career staff: “Due to non-activity by volunteers, Roanoke County has no choice but to formally disband the volunteer fire department,” Moore said earlier this week.
The first term supervisor also informed civic league members that the Cave Spring area had just been voted one of the top 100 best places to live in the USA by Money Magazine.
“I wasn’t surprised about the study,” said Moore, a Cave Spring native.
“I’ve always thought that we live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I was very pleased to know that we had made the top 100 list. Our community is very clean, has great economic growth, gorgeous mountains, and is conveniently located near shopping, schools, restaurants and recreation areas. We are close to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia Tech and The Blue Ridge Parkway.”
An outspoken environmental advocate, Moore said, “citizens deserve a lot of credit for helping to keep our valley clean. When they adopt highways and gardens and pick up litter, they show that they really care in leading by example.”
Moore wants to do better in the future: “I would like to see our valley maintain its natural beauty, by preserving our water and air quality. I would also like to encourage developers to preserve as much green space as possible, add more sidewalks and walking trails that could possibly extend to our greenways, build sustainable developments and collect water run off.”
By Gene Marrano [email protected]