Tag: Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority
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How the Little Mermaid helped keep Court Square Theater part of our world
After the regional arts group said in December it could no longer afford to keep operating Court Square Theater, the phones belonging to leaders of the Harrisonburg theater group ACT ONE Theater Company began buzzing.
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Housing agency to buy Glen’s Fair Price Store
The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority plans to buy the Glen’s Fair Price Store property at 227 N. Main St. and turn the upper part of the building into 16 housing units above office space. The city council approved the purchase in 4-1 vote.
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City council approves Bluestone Town Center in 3-2 vote
The proposed development split the council much like how it inspired opposing reactions from residents. Here’s how the council members voted and why.
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Intern Spotlight: Calvin’s First Year at Princeton
Jun 26, 2026
Intern Spotlight: Calvin’s First Year at Princeton
School leaders say Bluestone Town Center would accelerate need for new schools
Harrisonburg School Board members told city council members Friday afternoon that if the council approves a proposed Bluestone Town Center development, the influx of potentially 3,000 more residents would stress school capacity and increase the need for building additional schools.
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Huge proposed development sparks massive public discussion, then earns planning commission’s support
After considering arguments Tuesday for and against a nearly 900-unit housing development along Garber’s Church Road and Erickson Avenue, the Harrisonburg Planning Commission ultimately voted unanimously to recommend the project for the city council’s approval.
Just what is a housing trust fund and how might it work in Hburg?
As city leaders, organizations and advocates have debated ways to address Harrisonburg’s housing crunch, the concept of establishing a housing trust fund kept popping up. Here’s a guide to how a housing trust fund works, what other localities use one and how it might affect Harrisonburg’s affordable housing crunch.
Housing authority moving forward on plan for voucher flexibility; Mayor urges Halloween safety
Harrisonburg’s housing authority is making progress with the draft of its plan to be part of a federal program that will allow for more flexibility in using federal dollars and more incentives to low-income people in hopes of putting them on a path to “self-sufficiency,” the authority’s leader told the city council Tuesday.
Public housing tenants may get rent reprieve next year; HRHA relationship with City Council ‘a work in progress’
Public housing tenants in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County could have more incentive to gain employment or improve their employment, perhaps as soon as the middle of 2021, under a new program being planned by the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
