Planning Commission
Regular MeetingJohnson, VT · January 8, 2026
Minutes
Johnson Planning Commission Minutes
Regular meeting: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
6:30 pm Municipal Building
6:30 Roll call: Linda Edwards, Charles Gallanter, Kylie Hill, Sam Jasperson, and Jesse
Whitworth present.
Jesse made a motion to accept all previous minutes that were not yet approved. Motion carried.
6:45 A summary of the Flood Modeling meeting and a link to the slides will be posted on Front
Porch Forum.
7:00 Johnson meets the requirements to be an opportunity zone. However, the funding for this
cycle is gone. Money for the next cycle will not be available until at least spring.
7:15 Zoning and form-based code. Sam will research nearby towns and he will report back on
their success with it.
7:20 Legion Field: The skating needs bathrooms. Building a larger pavilion would provide
weather cover. Tuesday Night Live needs a designated site.
The rail trail could be connected via Railroad Street, to the downtown. Later, a bridge could
cross the Lamoille to the skate park.
Visioning: the planning commission voted "no confidence" in the Visioning process.
7:30 Housekeeping
LCPC has received the grant money for the Capitol plan with Morrisville.
7:40 Adjourn
Next meeting: February 12, 2026 @ 6:30 pm.
Agenda
JOHNSON PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Regular Meeting: THURS, 8 JAN 2026, 6:30PM
In person at Johnson Municipal Bldg.
Members(P=Present; A=Absent)
Charles Gallanter Mike Mignone Jesse Whitworth
Kyley Hill Rob Rodriguez Vacant Seat
Linda Edwards Sam Jasperson Vacant Seat
AGENDA (Repeat from Dec 11, 2025)
6:30 - Roll Call
● Approve previous minutes
6:35 - Agenda Changes & Public Comment
6:45 - Discuss what we learned from the Flood Modeling
● Collect high level thoughts from group to share with Selectboard
7:00 - Sam to share findings around Opportunity Zones
7:20 - Zoning and Form Based Code
● Delegate a member on the commission to lead the review of VT towns that have had recent
form-based code updates or zoning updates
● Come up with a priority list of goals/outcomes for the work
7:40 — Housekeeping
● Update on Visioning Project
● Update on Legion Field Project
● Update on Capital Plan w/ LCPC + Morrisville
● Review Ongoing Topics
● Mail / Announcements
8:00 — Adjourn
● Next Meeting: FEB 12, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
Ongoing
● Flood Resilience & Downtown Designation
● Water/Sewer Extension
● TOJ Capital Plan
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