http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/2012/12/stand-fast-by-mill-mountain/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:57:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/2012/12/stand-fast-by-mill-mountain/#comment-153104 David Lendon Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:45:50 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/?p=35781#comment-153104 Sooner or later there will be some development on Mill Mountain. And why shouldn’t there be? Mill Mountain could be a boon to the city. Somewhere to take visitors, to show off the city from a first class vantage point. The “Keep it pristine” crowd has little to stand on. Mill Mountain is surrounded by pristine mountain country. Its known as the Blue Ridge Parkway. A scenic mountain view, try Roanoke Mountain. Its more pristine (no neon star), and quite a bit higher. I suspect some of the motivation behind the opposition to development of the mountain comes from property owners at the base. The original scenic road has been turned into a private driveway for the manses at the base of the mountain, no longer available to motorists who’s fuel taxes paid for the upkeep of the road (and probably still do). Keep calm, eventually the control of this piece of potentially extreme value to our city will be put to proper use.

]]> http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/2012/12/stand-fast-by-mill-mountain/#comment-153081 Sandi Saunders Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:21:44 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/?p=35781#comment-153081 At a time when the City of Roanoke needs more citizen participation and interaction, this should be heresy!

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