Have you heard Harrisonburg needs a second high school?  The current (only) high school in the City is beyond capacity.  As such, the City has been evaluated various pieces of land to find a suitable new site for the new high school -- and now they have made a decision.

Background...

So, back to the location...

The parcel of land shown above is 60 acres located between South Main Street (Route 11) and Interstate 81.  The City intends to purchase this land for five million dollars from JMU. But JMU has actually owned it for a few years.

You see, this land was actually originally slated to be used for college student housing!

More background...

So... the land was originally going to house 466 apartments for college students...

And then it was to be the site of JMU's new convocation center...

And now, the site of Harrisonburg's second high school.

Read today's Daily News Record article for further context...