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Mill Mountain
Mill
Mountain Conservancy |
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"Don't
be afraid to hold on to your best land for the public realm." |
News,
Editorials & (See Letters below.) |
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| Roanoke
council approves Mill Mountain easement ------"The protection for Mill Mountain excludes 2 acres wanted by developers." ---- June 22, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Keep
the mountain's delicate balance ---- June 20, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Rockledge
is about people and vision ---- June 20, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Panel
backs Mill Mountain easement ---- June 18, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Difficult
votes remain; controversy shouldn't ---- June 9, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain is still open to debate ---- May 5, 2010, Roanoke Times ------"The vista from below is as important as the view from atop. Roanoke City Council should not stop short of full protection." |
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| Easement
for Mill Mountain on table ---- May 2, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Roanoke
council split on extent of easement ---- May 4, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Debate
to continue over use of land at Mill Mountain's summit ---- May 3, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Easements
for Mill Mountain on table ---- May 2, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Go,
tell it on Mill Mountain ---- March11, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| The
public's land is already protected ---- Nov. 15, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Time
to gather mountain
views ---- Nov. 8, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain is more than its slopes ---- Nov. 4, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill Mountain property needs careful survey ---- Nov. 3, 2009, Roanoke Times ---- (City Council directs staff to survey MMtn property boundaries for easement process; Mayor states opposition to any development on mountain’s summit area.) |
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| Easements
for Mill Mountain ---- Oct. 28, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Kaine's Plan
for Mill Mountain Easement
Comes as a Surprise ---- Oct. 24, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Kaine Announces
Easements to Protect Mill Mountain ---- Oct. 23, 2009, Roanoke Times |
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| Be good stewards of Mill Mountain ---- May 21, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Roanoke:
Stick to the plan ---- May 13, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| It is all about the views; Roanoke already has them -----May 8, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| It's
all about the view ----April 22, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain's future creates impasse for council candidates ------April 11, '08, Roanoke Times |
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Where they stand |
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| Mill
Mountain plan divides Roanoke ------March 3, '08, Richmond Times Dispatch report on Mill Mtn. issues |
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| In
downtown, every day is a new production ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article by David M. Feehan, president of International Downtown Association, Washington, D.C. |
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| Mountain
restaurant won't attract professionals ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article |
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| Valley
Forward should redirect its energy ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article |
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| Valley
Forward stuck on the wrong idea ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article |
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| Mill
mountain is beautiful -- just as it is ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article |
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| Bringing
the heresy of humanism to Mill Mountain ------Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times Features article |
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| Sides
pitch visions for use of Mill Mountain ------Jan. 25, '08, Roanoke Times report on meeting of Mill Mtn, Advisory committee |
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| For
lots of reasons, keep it green ------Jan. 23, '08, Roanoke Times Op-ed |
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| Just
any easement won't make the city green ------Jan. 12, '08, Roanoke Times Op-ed by Mill Mountain Conservancy spokesperson |
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| Bigger
isn’t Better ------Jan. 2, '08, Roanoke Times Op-ed by construction professional |
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| Flags
Get Some People Thinking ------Jan. 2, '08, Roanoke Times report on Mill Mtn. informational event |
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Letters to the Editor
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Note: Letters
to the Editor of the Roanoke
Star Sentinel may be viewed online, using this link
to the entire newspaper, since letters are not given a separate
web
address. |
| Tell
Council to conserve Mill Mountain ---- June 18, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Tie
developers' hands on Mill Mountain ---- June 12, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain doesn't need a new Rockledge ---- June 11, 2010, Roanoke Times |
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| Subsidy
in the park? ---- June 6, '10, Roanoke Times |
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| Protect
Mill Mountain from future schemes ---- May 27, '10, Roanoke Times |
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What would the view be from below? |
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| Don't
mess up our skyline ---- May 11, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill Mountain should stay green ---- May 9, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Independents, plus Price, will save Mill Mountain ---- May 2, '08, Roanoke Times |
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Make
better use of what's there |
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| Don't clear a view for mountain restaurant ---- April 30, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain restaurant would attract too much traffic ---- April 29, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| One
more restaurant vs. one Mill Mountain ---- April 26, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain zoning prohibits a restaurant ---- Mar. 24, '08, Roanoke Times |
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| Mill
Mountain is beautiful -- just as it is ---- Feb. 24, '08, Roanoke Times |
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