ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Council approved four new full-time positions targeting transportation, tourism, sustainability, and grant management. They come with a price of more than $500,000 or half a million added to the city budget.
Mayor Joe Cobb said, “All of these to me are about strengthening some of our key priority areas in the city and I think they will all be beneficial to our work, I would say within the next 2-5 years.”
The new roles include a grants manager to oversee grants and reduce reliance on local tax dollars, a transit director to improve the city’s transportation system, a tourism specialist to support the local economy, and a sustainability manager to lead environmental responsibility efforts…