From a Magazine Article

... officials are learning to play by a much different set of rules:

“They’re coming, and it’s time to build.”

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Since 2015, employment in Botetourt County has spiked 17 percent, a welcome trend that officials hope will continue. While this has put the county in an enviable position, it’s also caused complications. One of them perhaps stands above the others: Botetourt’s diverse and growing population needs more housing. Knowing that, in late 2016 the county commissioned a study to evaluate housing demand by type and price range. The results of that study were eventually presented at a housing summit sponsored by VHDA and local partners such as the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association....