Council approves rezoning for Reeder Farms after heated public hearing

Mar 16, 2026

After a lengthy public hearing with residents voicing concerns about density, traffic and notice, council approved Ordinance 2026-287 rezoning the Reeder Farms parcel to mixed-use downtown (MUDT) and R2 mixed-density neighborhoods to implement the downtown master plan.

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The Johnstown Town Council on March 2 approved Ordinance 2026-287, rezoning the Reeder Farms property from holding agriculture to a combination of mixed-use downtown (MUDT) and mixed-density neighborhood (R2). The question attracted substantial public comment, with neighbors pressing the council on density, traffic impacts, and whether adjacent homeowners had been sufficiently notified.

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