Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Residents want ARPA funds to help with housing, health and child care
Affordable housing, robust mental and physical health care and accessible child care for working families are Harrisonburg residents’ top three needs that could be addressed using the city’s share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
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Open Doors returns to JMU for the summer but city finds a site for a permanent shelter
The city’s announcement that Harrisonburg has found a permanent site for a homeless shelter will eventually put an end to years of shifting from one temporary facility to another for Open Doors, the organization that runs the shelter.
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School budget cuts were ‘painful’ but preserved pay raises
Harrisonburg City Public Schools will forgo hiring 12 new positions and will dissolve or delay several programs to make up for a $1.17 million reduction in funding from the state’s final budget.
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U.S. school shootings prompt discussion about security changes at Harrisonburg schools
A new digital mapping technology could help Harrisonburg City Public Schools prepare and respond in the event of an emergency.
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Grant helps cover restoration of Newtown Cemetery’s oldest markers — one grave at a time
The Newtown Cemetery, one of ares’s most historic cemeteries, is getting rejuvenated — little by little — thanks to a grant through the state of Virginia.
Road to reducing the city’s emissions starts with vehicles, according to updated environmental plan
With an initial focus on reducing pollution from transportation, city staff are preparing to invest in more electric vehicles, improve efficiency of traffic flow and plan for more sidewalks, bike trails and shared use paths.
As local advocates call for gun safety changes, U.S. Senators announce framework of a bill
Happening in conjunction with more than 400 “March For Our Lives” rallies around the United States over the weekend, proponents for gun safety called for tighter gun control laws in the wake of several mass shootings across the country.
‘Pushing parents out’ or ‘misinformation’? Lawsuit against schools comes after months of back-and-forth
A lawsuit filed last week against the Harrisonburg School Board came after months of correspondence between the national organization representing the six local plaintiffs and school officials over the district’s policies regarding transgender students.
