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Harrisburg Council Approves 315 North Front St. Conversion, Amends Minutes; Three Resolutions Referred to Committees
Summary
Council voted 6–1 to approve Resolution 82 (conversion of 315 North Front Street to an 8-unit apartment building with two affordable units), unanimously approved amended minutes noting job descriptions were shared by the assistant city clerk, and referred three 2025 resolutions to committees for further review.
Harrisburg City Council voted 6–1 to approve Resolution 82 of 2024, authorizing the preliminary and final land development plan to convert an existing office building at 315 North Front Street into an eight-unit apartment building with six one-bedroom units, two two-bedroom units and two units designated as affordable housing.
During roll call on the resolution, Chair Daniels voted no. The tally was: Daniels — No; Davis — Yes; Green — Yes; Jones — Yes; Rawls — Yes; Rodriguez — Yes; Bowers — Yes. The resolution text, read into the record by council staff, identifies the applicant as Vernon Jones of Front Street Lofts LLC.
Earlier in the meeting the council approved amended minutes from the Dec. 17, 2024 legislative session. The amendment was to “note that the job descriptions for the office of the mayor were shared via email by Mr. Jared Truesdale, assistant city clerk, on Dec. 13, 2024 with council members.” The minutes amendment passed unanimously, 7–0.
In committee business, Council Chair Daniels reported that the Community and Economic Development Committee met Jan. 7 and reviewed a final land development plan for 350 North Front Street. That property, vacant for about three years, is proposed for renovation into an eight-unit apartment building with two affordable units; construction is to begin once required approvals and applications are finalized. Daniels encouraged colleagues to support that plan.
The meeting also introduced three new resolutions that were referred to committees for further work: Resolution 1 of 2025 (allocation of remaining Emergency Solutions Grant funds for HUD fiscal year 2021) moved to the Building and Housing Committee; Resolution 2 of 2025 (authorize negotiation with Boyer & Ritter LLP for the city's annual audit) moved to the Budget and Finance Committee; and Resolution 3 of 2025 (authorize negotiation with Halcyon Interpreting Services LLC for sign-language interpreting) moved to the Administration Committee. No final votes on those resolutions were taken at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of amended minutes (Dec. 17, 2024) — Outcome: Approved; Vote: 7 ayes, 0 nays. Amendment text: note job descriptions were shared by Jared Truesdale, assistant city clerk, Dec. 13, 2024.
- Resolution 82 of 2024 (315 North Front St. land-development plan) — Outcome: Approved; Vote: 6 ayes, 1 nay (Ms. Daniels opposed). Applicant: Vernon Jones, Front Street Lofts LLC. Project: Convert office building to 8 apartments (6 one-bedroom, 2 two-bedroom); 2 units designated affordable.
- Resolution 1 of 2025 (HUD ESG funds allocation) — Outcome: Referred to Building & Housing Committee; no vote recorded on final allocation.
- Resolution 2 of 2025 (audit services agreement with Boyer & Ritter) — Outcome: Referred to Budget & Finance Committee.
- Resolution 3 of 2025 (sign-language interpreting services agreement) — Outcome: Referred to Administration Committee.
Ending
Council members did not take additional final actions on the three referred resolutions; the meeting adjourned following a short exchange about council responsibility and a clip shown from a prior meeting on November 12, 2014.
