Author: Lizzie Stone
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Lizzie Stone, city council reporter
Residents will have 24 hours to clean trash from their yards before the city takes action
If any trash — including disposable cups, containers, and wrappers — are visible in a yard, then the property owners will now have 24 hours to remove it after receiving a warning from the city. Council members approved the ordinance change in a 4-1 vote at their Tuesday meeting.
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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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Change to Bluestone Town Center development will allow more buyers to be eligible
A wider range of households will be eligible to purchase homes at the Bluestone Town Center development after the city council’s decision Tuesday.
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Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Jul 10, 2026
Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Link Apartments proposal must start again before the planning commission
Notice for the first public hearing for the proposed rezoning for the Link Apartment project downtown wasn’t published, as required by law, in the newspaper in July before the planning commission meeting where public input was heard. The missing notice means the city must redo the public hearing process, sending the developers’ application back to the city planning commission for public input.
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Big changes to city trash collection coming in 2026
City trash collection will change its regular Friday route to Wednesday, and residents will use a reservation system to request pick-up of bulk items and yard debris instead of through a regular bulk trash collection day. Those changes will begin in January.
Council roundup: City sells plot of land for affordable housing; seeks grant funding; and adopts Northeast Neighborhood plan
After a public hearing Tuesday night, the Harrisonburg City Council voted to sell city property at 2410 Reservoir Street to local developer Frank Gordon, who plans to build affordable housing.
Lots of different opinions prompt council to wait six weeks to decide on Link Apartments project
The Harrisonburg city council will vote on Sept. 23 on whether to rezone land at the edge of downtown to allow construction of a six-story complex called the Link Apartments.
Needed housing or eyesore? People of Harrisonburg get their chance to weigh in on apartment complex
One item on Tuesday’s city council agenda has already caused a stir with Harrisonburg residents, as the desire for affordable housing within walking distance of downtown collides with those who don’t want a large apartment complex in that particular spot.
