Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams at a press conference this week.

This week’s news brought several hyper-local stories, delivering readers information about water bills, budgets, city government, real estate and events. That’s what we love to do here at TheBurg—share with our readers everything they need to know about their community. If you missed any of it, we’ve gathered our stories, below.

Affordable housing is sorely needed in Pennsylvania, said developer George Fernandez in a Community Comment. To bridge the gap between immediate needs and long-term solutions, Fernandez makes the case for more initiatives that are readily available and quick to execute.

Annie Hughes will serve as the newest board member for the Harrisburg School District’s board, our online story reported. Hughes was appointed to the seat left vacant by Jim Thompson, who recently passed away.

The Broad Street Market approved a healthy $513,524 budget for 2025, our online story reported. The spending plan includes money for infrastructure improvements, a new manager position and marketing.

Capital Region Water approved new budgets and rates for 2025 which will increase the average customer bill by about $3.45 per month. Find out more, here.

Christkindlmarkt will return to Linglestown this weekend for the sixth year. In our magazine story, find out more about the outdoor German Christmas market that features vendors selling handmade crafts and German and festival food.

Harrisburg City Council extended its Local Economic Revitalization Tax Abatement (LERTA) program, which gives tax break incentives to developers, our online story reported. Additionally, council weighed a plea for financial support from the Heinz-Menaker Senior Center.

Harrisburg High School student athlete Messiah Mickens was named the 2024-25 Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Pennsylvania, our online story reported. The program annually recognizes one winner in each state across 12 high school sports.

The Harrisburg Police Bureau will continue to increase its patrol around the Harrisburg School District following an assault on a student, our online story reported. The city held a press conference to discuss the matter this week.

Home sales slowed down, but prices rose slightly in November in the Harrisburg area, our online story reported. For the three-county region, 474 homes sold compared to 492 in November 2023, as the median sales price rose to $275,000 from $259,500.

Sara Bozich is feeling festive with a lineup of holiday events for the weekend, here.

Wildheart Ministries in Allison Hill spoke out against the Harrisburg School District’s decision to halt the nonprofit’s operations on a district-owned farm property, our online story reported. Since May 2023, the district leased its property at 213 S. 18^th St. to Wildheart, which called the property The Hill Farm and utilized it for educational programs and farmers markets.

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