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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lynchburg public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Absentee landlords and rental housing conditions
Two speakers tied the Park Place Apartments water outage to a wider problem: out-of-area corporate owners of thousands of rental units. They want stronger accountability ordinances and funded property inspections.
1612 Concord Turnpike hotel/apartment reuse
A briefing on rezoning 3.29 acres at 1612 Concord Turnpike from heavy industrial to urban commercial to turn the 1899 historic building into hotel rooms or apartments with ground-floor commercial — a long-vacant landmark. Public hearing July 14.
Sale of 805 Court Street
The 1900 former church and old police HQ — needing $9M+ in repairs — will be sold to FYG Properties for $500,000, with $9.5 million in private investment and about 80 tech jobs planned.
Miller Home for Girls group home at 271 Riverside Drive
The Miller Home needed a conditional use permit to keep serving up to eight girls in an R-2 neighborhood. Supporters called it a lifeline for young women; some neighbors worried about parking, privacy, and institutional creep into a residential street. Council sided with the home, 7-0.