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Council approved, 4-1, a resolution allowing the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority to purchase and renovate 227 N. Main Street for mixed-use housing and commercial space. Council also approved a $500,000 economic development appropriation tied to a facility that has created more than 950 jobs since 2021.
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The 227 N. Main Street project is intended to add affordable housing and office space while supporting safety improvements for residents of the Polly Lineweaver apartment complex. Council also approved zoning changes allowing inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities in certain areas only with special-use approval. Two additional rezoning requests were approved on second reading, but the minutes do not describe the specific changes.
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