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	<title>Friends of the Roanoke River</title>
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		<title>Stormwater ravages in the Roanoke River:  Riverside Park in Salem to the Star City&#8217;s Memorial Avenue Bridge</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=238</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of the greatest threats to the Roanoke River Basin and, indeed, the entire watershed is uncontrolled water run-off which drains directly into the Star City&#8217;s fragile watercourse.
Last year, we took trip down the Roanoke River in anticipation of thunderous rains to track the flow of drainage into the River from numerous locations along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FORVA&#8217;s State of Our Rivers Report (2001) Remastered</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=230</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2001, Bill Tanger and his crew of local river enthusiasts finished what was the most comprehensive presentation of the status of Virginia&#8217;s major rivers and waterways at the time.  After collecting data from the late 90&#8217;s to 2001, Tanger and his colleagues at FORVA&#8211;Friends of the Rivers of Virginia&#8211;produced a report which sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-water bridge on Roanoke River between Smith Park and Rivers Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This amazing photo of the ravages of floodwaters along the Roanoke River as it makes its way along the Greenway was shot by local graphic designer Eli Bishop&#8211;an avid biker and daily user of Roanoke&#8217;s Greenway System.  Bishop created Wiretap Studios in 2005 as an online showcase for his work.

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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Low-water bridge across Roanoke River at Wasena Park to be replaced</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=209</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A development that City of Roanoke Engineer Phil Schirmer says will be a “boon to Roanoke’s outdoor-based economy,” the low-water bridge separating Wasena and Smith Parks will be replaced with a new pre-cast concrete bridge with 3 wide and tall openings to permit kayak/canoe passage and allow fish to migrate upstream.
The $850,000 project is part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Friends of the Roanoke River!</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=161</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Roanoke River is one of southwest Virginia&#8217;s most precious natural resources.  Most importantly, however, water from the Roanoke River Watershed provides families in the Roanoke Valley with much of their drinking water supply.  In fact, the Water Authority pumps water into the Spring Hollow Reservoir from the headwaters of the Roanoke River [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A river runs under it:  the Star City&#8217;s stormwater woes</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=202</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FORR</dc:creator>
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This second post in our Star City Series at SCH&#8211;&#8221;The Roanoke Valley&#8217;s Framework for the Future&#8221;&#8211;addresses a major concern across all neighborhoods in the City of Roanoke:  stormwater drainage.
Most of Roanoke&#8217;s stormwater drainage problems, according to Roanoke&#8217;s City Engineer Phil Schirmer, stem from a pipe system that is too small or too overloaded with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodlatte&#8217;s seniority brings funds for flood reduction and Greenway extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.branchhighways.com/waterwayprojectroanokeriver.asp"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9096" title="roanokeriver3" src="http://starcityharbinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/roanokeriver3.jpg" alt="roanokeriver3" width="154" height="77" /></a><strong>Congressman Bob Goodlatte</strong> and the House of Representatives passed a bill that earmarks over $1 million for the flood control project on the Roanoke River.]]></description>
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		<title>Free at Last . . . Roanoke River remediation continues</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=194</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://starcityharbinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/roanokeriverfree1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3917" title="roanokeriverfree1" src="http://starcityharbinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/roanokeriverfree1-300x216.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="216" /></a>Earlier this spring, the <strong>Roanoke River </strong>flowed unencumbered from the confluence of the <a href="http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/13551.html">North and South Forks</a> to <a href="http://www.infosports.com/parks/VA/1748757.html">Wasena Park</a> in the heart of the Star City for the first time in over 40 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Plans for new park on Roanoke River near Memorial Bridge</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=192</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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The Star City&#8217;s nationally accredited Parks and Recreation Department, headed by Steven Buschor, operates 68 parks and plazas across Roanoke.  Get ready for number 69!
Roanokers may have noticed the removal of the aging Hannah Court Trailer Park behind Black Dog Salvage at the Memorial Bridge near Grandin Village. Removal of the trailer park alone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rupert Cutler:  Perennial Friend of the Roanoke River</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftheroanokeriver.com/?p=163</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Star City Council appointed Dr. Rupert Cutler to replace outgoing City Council member Alvin Nash, who returned to the private sector earlier this year.  &#8220;I have a lot of resignation letters going out in the next few days,&#8221; joked Cutler, who serves on several boards with interests possibly in conflict with his work on Council, [...]]]></description>
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