Johnson City Commission approves first reading of Horizon 2045 comprehensive plan

The Johnson City Commission on Aug. 7 approved the first reading of Ordinance 49-20-25, which would adopt and certify Johnson City's comprehensive plan known as Horizon 2045. The measure passed on a recorded voice vote in favor during the meeting, with affirmative votes recorded for Commissioner Brock, Commissioner Fowler, Vice Mayor Cox, Mayor John Hunter and City Manager Kathy Ball.

Horizon 2045 lays out the city's planned growth strategy and a new future land-use map for the next two decades. Planning staff and the plan's consultant described two years of work that staff said included public workshops, targeted stakeholder meetings and a 30-day public review in which staff said they inventoried and incorporated comments.

Whitney Hodges, Johnson City planning manager, presented the adoption package and said the planning commission has certified and adopted the plan. Jessica Rossi, a consultant with Kimley Horn, summarized the plan's participation and technical work, saying the process produced about…