urban development

With a unanimous vote on Monday night, Springfield City Council approved the preliminary plat for Hidden Gem Estates, a proposed subdivision near Highway 65 and Evans Road.

Neighborhood and developer concerns were on display once again — as Springfield City Council faced a protest petition on Monday night in the run-up to a rezoning vote.

On Monday night, Council voted 9-to-zero to pass a resolution calling for the city to work on developing fresh food options in parts of town where they’re scarce or absent.

Monday night, Springfield City Council voted 8-to-1 to approve the first major overhaul to Springfield’s land development code in 30 years

For the second time since 2020, people living in southeast Springfield’s Galloway area have delivered a bundle of petition signatures to the City of Springfield — a sign of yet another confrontation between neighborhoods and Springfield government.

Over 18 months, city officials, hired consultants and a team of more than 100 community volunteers have pitched in on a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s land development code.

It’s KSMU News Director Michele Skalicky. Two years ago, Springfield City Council approved a new comprehensive plan that charts the city’s future for the next two decades. That plan is called Forward SGF, and it focuses on the city’s growth and land use. Over the past several months, city officials and consultants have been ironing out some of the fine print — a community development code update. I’m joined by KSMU’s public affairs reporter, Gregory Holman, to help explain what’s going on with this major change in Missouri’s third-largest city.

The move comes despite voices of opposition from nearby neighbors.

Springfield City Council is wading into yet another neighborhood development controversy in southeast Springfield’s Galloway area.

A study funded partly by taxpayers could help determine whether Springfield can lure minor-league soccer to town.