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City Council approves Hackett development zoning, plats and development agreement despite neighborhood opposition

5415901 · July 17, 2025
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Summary

The Muscatine City Council adopted an ordinance rezoning 9.25 acres and approved preliminary and final plats and a development agreement with TNT Hackett Development LLC after a public hearing in which nearby residents urged the council not to connect Greenacres as a through street.

The Muscatine City Council on July 17 approved rezoning, preliminary and final plats and a development agreement for a 9.25-acre project behind the southern end of Claretback Lane and the northern end of Greenacres Drive, clearing the way for a subdivision that will include 10 single-family homes and 16 townhomes. Council action included third and final reading of the zoning amendment, adoption of preliminary and final plats, and a resolution approving a development agreement that authorizes annual tax-increment payments.

Neighbors who live on Greenacres told the council the proposal and associated street connection would turn a quiet dead-end street into a busy throughway. "How is this a win for the 22 houses on Greenacres?" said Gina Othmer, a…

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