Harpers Ferry News and Events

The Planning Commission meeting for October 2017 has been moved to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 October.

SWaN Investors, owner of the Hilltop House Hotel and associated properties, has a presented the "Hilltop House Hotel Concept Plan and Conditional Use Review Process", a flowchart of the approval process for the Hilltop House Hotel reconstruction project, which can be found here.  This flowchart follows the official approval process delineated in the Promontory Overlay District Ordinance (Section 1313.04 of the Codified Ordinances), passed by Town Council in May 2017.

Town Council has approved first reading for approval of Ordinance 2017-06, which will increase water rates in two steps. The first step, effective upon adoption after second and final reading, will achieve a universal rate for customers of the Harpers Ferry Water Works. The second step will increase rates for all customers and will be effective "60 days prior to commencement of project debt service" for the water system improvement project.

The ordinance can be read in its entirety here.

The Corporation of Harpers Ferry is actively seeking a volunteer to serve on the Tree Committee.  Those interested in seeking appointment should send a letter of interest to Town Clerk Nancy Cummins (ncummins@harpersferrywv.us), to the attention of the Mayor and Council.

Harpers Ferry has instituted three paid parking zones to improve safety and better regulate the very limited parking within the Corporation.  Two of the zones, 7510 and 7520, are on Washington Street (Alt. U.S. 340).  The third is on Potomac Street in Lower Town.  The cost for parking is $1.00 per hour in Zone 7510, $2.00 per hour in Zone 7520, and $3.00 per hour in Zone 7515.  Parking may be purchased in half-hour segments.  Payment may be made using the Parkmobile cell phone app.  To use Parkmobile, open the app, enter zone number, select amount of time desired, and pay by major credit card or PayPal.  Visitors may find it easier to download the app to their cell phones before visiting Harpers Ferry to simplify their parking experience at the following link: http://us.parkmobile.com/mobile-apps.

Paid parking is strictly enforced in all three zones between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday through Saturday.  Violators may be fined and /or towed.  Parking is free in all paid parking zones after 6:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. Sunday through Saturday.

All sides streets within the Corporation of Harpers Ferry are parking by residential permit only.  Violators may be fined and /or towed.  Permits for residents and their guests may be purchased at Town Hall.

Harpers Ferry Water Works customers can pay online.  To learn more, click here.

The Corporation has released a list of operators and companies licensed to perform business in Harpers Ferry.  These businesses have volunteered to appear on this public list.  To review the list, click here.