No Grocery Store? Yes, Conference Center? Ruff Ruff!
Scott P. Rogers
PROPOSED GROCERY STORE ON HOLD
Per today's Daily News Record, the grocery store proposed to be built on the corner of North Main Street and Mt Clinton Pike may not be built after all -- or at least, the rezoning request has been put on hold. Read more in today's Daily News Record.
DOWNTOWN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER DISCUSSED AGAIN
Plans for a Hotel and Conference Center intended to be built for downtown Harrisonburg as a partnership between a private developer, JMU, and the City of Harrisonburg may be coming back to life. The matter will be discussed anew at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Here's the history of this topic, including an article from last Friday....
- Sep 2014: Conference Center Proposal Returning (Daily News Record)
- Sep 2014: Conference Center Still Alive? (Daily News Record)
- Jun 2014: No Shortage Of Conference Center Interest (Daily News Record)
- Jun 2014: Developer Surprised Hotel Deal Died (Daily News Record)
- Jun 2014: Chenault Signs On To Conference Center (Daily News Record)
- Jun 2014: Council Waits For Hotel Documents (Daily News Record)
- Jun 2014: Hotel/Conference Center Details Going To Council (Daily News Record)
- Dec 2013: Downtown Hotel Figures Submitted (Daily News Record)
- May 2013: Conference Center Details Line Up (Daily News Record)
- Jan 2013 - City Council asked the developer to conduct a feasibility study
- Nov 2012 - No new proposals were received.
- Sept 2012 - City Council discussed proposal, decided to seek competing proposals.
CITY DOG PARK OPENS
Stop by Smithland Road to visit the new City Dog Park, or read all about it in last week's Daily News Record article.
