Supervisors reject JDSD Farms rezoning after contested public hearing

May 18, 2026

After a lengthy public hearing, the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors declined on first reading to rezone 12.44 acres in Wapsy Township from agricultural to residential, voting 1–4. Neighbors cited traffic, erosion and loss of farm rights; the applicant cited local demand and county scoring guidance.

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A divided Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on May 18 declined to approve the first reading of an ordinance to rezone roughly 12.44 acres in Wapsy Township from A1 (agricultural) to R1 (residential).

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