Author: Lizzie Stone

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A sign saying "recycle"

City to begin cardboard recycling collections on Fridays 

Harrisonburg residents can schedule online to have cardboard picked up from their homes beginning next week. The city will begin an opt-in program for recycling-bound cardboard collections on Fridays so people won’t have to bring cardboard to a recycling drop-off point.

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Construction delay forces city to seek temporary location for shelter 

Valley Open Doors, which operates annual shelters for people without housing, had planned to use the city’s new permanent shelter, which was projected to open in November. But construction delays are forcing the group to search again for temporary shelter spaces as weather gets colder.

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City employees to get up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave

Beginning in January, city employees can use up to eight weeks of paid parental leave within a six month period — one outcome of an effort to address workers’ requests for broader benefits.

People sitting in lawn chairs and on blankets on the grass

New park project spearheaded by private group inches ahead

A long-discussed plan for a privately funded group to build a public park on city land took a step forward as the city council on Tuesday approved conceptual designs and tasked the city attorney with finalizing an agreement with the group.

Despite flood of new housing approvals, actual construction has slowed to a trickle in city

Of the 2,886 residential units the city council have approved as part of new developments since January 2021, 55 units are under construction and just 25 have been completed.

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