Reidsville council approves curb‑and‑gutter amendment after recusal and public pushback

The Reidsville City Council on Jan. 13 approved a text amendment (T2025‑07) to the city's subdivision regulations that alters when traditional curb and gutter must be installed for new developments and adds density and watershed exemptions, following a contentious public hearing and a formal recusal.

Drew Bigelow, planning and community development director, summarized staff's proposal: single‑family subdivisions at densities below 6 units per acre would be exempt from curb and gutter while higher‑density subdivisions would remain required to install it; townhome and multifamily thresholds were set at 8 units per acre; developments within the Troublesome Creek watershed could substitute a vegetated ditch and culvert for traditional curb and gutter but would be required to maintain that ditch (or assign maintenance to an HOA), and the technical review committee (TRC) would review sealed engineer stormwater plans to determine whether curb and gutter is necessary. Planning staff also recommended tie‑on requirements…