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Christiansburg Mayor acknowledges 5 cent real estate tax needed.

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Carol Lindstrom

Christiansburg Mayor acknowledges need for a 5% increase in real estate tax next year if economy doesn’t turn around. (See Video Clip6) If you were present at the June 22 Christiansburg Town Council ‘Something or Other’ meeting, and, if you … Continue reading →

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What’s changed in the budget and why? Capital Improvements Discussed at C’burg Planning Commission

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Carol Lindstrom

Well, it looks like there will be another meeting to discuss the Capital Improvements Plan before the Planning Commission will vote on it. Remember that the Town Council votes to approve or disapprove while the Planning Commission merely issues a … Continue reading →

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Quality of Life and how it can affect the site selection process of companies.

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Carol Lindstrom

Ask people involved in economic development about the importance of ‘quality of life’ in the site selection process and you will get about as many different answers as you have respondents. In large part this is due to the wide … Continue reading →

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What are the facts on jobs in Christiansburg?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Carol Lindstrom

Hey! Did I hear someone talking about jobs in Christiansburg? Oh, kewl, I know just the source of data for some good information on that. The Census Bureau – Economic Census. The site provides information by zip code so I … Continue reading →

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Promises made. Promises fulfilled? Christiansburg Comprehensive Plan Saga.

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Carol Lindstrom

There is another new page in the Christiansburg Issues collection found at: (.pdf versions of all of these are availalbe at: http://myvaresources.com/Special/DepotDazedPages.html. This one deals specifically with the Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Section of the Comprehensive Plan. To effectively use … Continue reading →

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