File #: RES 25-039    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/29/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2025 Final action:
Title: Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Resolution

Subject:

Title

Consider adopting a Resolution Authorizing and Approving The Purchase and Renovation of 227 N. Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Into a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial Development By The Harrisonburg Redevelopment And Housing Authority (HRHA)

Body

Presented By:  Chris Brown, City Attorney and Michael Wong, director of Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA)

Recommendation and Review

The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA) requests that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing and approving the purchase and renovation of property located at 227 N Main Street, currently known as Glen’s Fair Price, into a mixed-use development containing residential and commercial space. Under Virginia Code §§ 36-19 and 36-19.2, housing authorities must receive authorization from their locality’s governing body before undertaking new housing development projects.