Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 8, 1990 TAG: 9003092311
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E4 EDITION: EAST
SOURCE: BETSY BIESENBACH SPECIAL TO THE ROANOKE TIMES & WORLD-NEWS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
But the permit will not be released until council members review the federation's application, which was not turned in until Tuesday's council meeting.
Robert Tully, owner of a Roanoke target-shooting range, in presenting the application, asked town council Tuesday to grant the permit on behalf of the Roanoke chapter of the federation, an organization dedicated to the propagation of wild turkeys.
Members of the 7-year-old non-profit group, based in South Carolina, meet once a year to raise money for their cause, Tully said. Hunters and other citizens interested in the turkeys have held an annual banquet, auction and raffle in the Roanoke Valley since 1987.
Previously, the event had been held at the Hotel Roanoke, which now is closed. This year, activities will be held at the LancerLot Sports Complex in Vinton.
Last year, more than 180 people attended, Tully said. The raffle raised more than $3,000, and the auction brought in $5,000, he said.
A variety of merchandise valued at $700 to $1,000 will be raffled off, he said.
In other action, council:
Voted to purchase a house and lot adjoining the Vinton Farmer's Market from Tommy Brooks for $15,000.
The building will be demolished, Town Manager George Nester said, and an office for the farmer's market will be erected on the site. Preliminary plans call for an outdoor stage to be built on the office roof.
Gave the Vinton Association of Merchants and Professionals $1,000 for the second annual Old Time Bluegrass Festival. The money will be used to hire a band to play on Aug. 16, the kickoff for the festival.
Council stipulated that no alcoholic beverages would be served during the event and that it would have a say in how the money is spent.
Councilman Don Davis was concerned that blocking off streets during the event might drive customers away from downtown. But Councilman Ray Sandifer, a member of the merchants' association and the owner of a downtown business, assured Davis that closings would not interfere with traffic.
"I was favorably impressed last year," said Mayor Charles Hill. "It went off real well."
Agreed to purchase a well site on land near the Vinton Industrial Park. The 4.877 acres in the Gladetown section will cost $20,655. The money already is in the budget, Nester said.
When it goes on line, the well should produce 375,000 gallons a day, he said.
Went into an hour-long executive session with Mark Heath, director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, and Dennis Cronk, an industrial real-estate agent, for what Nester called "a fact-finding mission."
Council and the consultants discussed ways to make the remaining property in the industrial park "more marketable", Nester said.
The town has an "active prospect" for the property, and negotiations should be complete within the next eight weeks, the town manager said.
by CNB