Harrisonburg is going through a face-lift and in an effort to revitalize the city, there are new apartments being built to increase downtown luxury living.

There's also a push for fine dining alfresco style on the sidewalks, but some are saying it would come at a price.

Some people are saying the only way to dine alfresco downtown is to ban big trucks in the area. Many truck drivers, like Vince Moulden, aren't too happy about the proposal to prohibit trucks downtown.

He says, "It would hurt us. It would actually hurt us."

Moulden's trouble is the extra time it would take on a new route. This makes him "pretty much angry, because a lot of the stops, they call them, time stops, and you have to be there a certain time."

However, city council member Charles Chenault says the proposed downtown truck ban, will not apply to delivery trucks.

"There are deliveries that trucks have to make downtown, and trucks should be able to do that, but that's not through traffic," says Chenault.

No through traffic would mean no large trucks would just be passing by the area. Chenault says this is because he wants downtown Harrisonburg to be enjoyed, to "make it a place for people to live, to eat, work, and sleep in. In other words, we're trying to revitalize it."

Old Dominion Coffee Company owner Howard Simmons has a popular cafe right at the corner of Main and Market streets, where tractor trailers try to make sharp turns every day. He says he would like the idea of an alfresco cafe.

He says, "If I don’t have to worry about trucks, I can move the tables further out, or on the other side of the walking area."

However, it’s a little difficult to do that at this time because Simmons says the trucks come right up on the sidewalk as they make their turns.

He's also concerned with another issue.

Simmons says, "There's a sign that tells them there's a truck route around town, but they don't follow that."

The issue is whether or not the rules will be enforced. That's something the city council will have to save for another rainy day.

In addition to the city's revitalization efforts, Chenault says limiting trucks would also be safer for pedestrians and other drivers.