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Council tweaks Bluestone master plan to widen eligibility for for‑sale units, drawing mixed public comment
Summary
The council approved a minor amendment to the Bluestone Town Center master plan that relaxes first‑time‑buyer income language to allow buyers below 80% of area median income; public commenters raised concerns about loss of forest and long‑term ecological impacts.
Harrisonburg City Council on Oct. 14 approved a narrowly scoped amendment to the Bluestone Town Center master plan that revises income‑restriction language for some for‑sale units and notes two previously rejected proffers were not approved by council in 2023.
The applicant sought only three text edits to the R‑7 master plan covering 89.75 acres on the city’s western edge near Garbage Church Road. The principal change strikes a specific 80–120% area‑median‑income (AMI) first‑time buyer target and replaces it with language allowing sale to households below 80% AMI where feasible — a move the applicant said would expand the pool of potential buyers and permit the…
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