On Monday evening, the Roanoke City Council will hold a public hearing about financing up to $25 million to address deferred maintenance on city buildings.
The city is facing a large backlog of deferred maintenance. Addressing this became one of the city’s biggest priorities during the recent budget development process, which led to the approval of a 1% increase in the meals tax for two years.
The 1% increase will bring in an extra $2.02 million yearly for the city, with half to be spent on deferred maintenance…