Submitted by Jimithyashford t3_yp3xb9 in springfieldMO
I figured it has something to do with the house that was torn down on the corner of national and sunshine, but I’m having a hard time figuring out what exactly.
Nobody “took” that house. Right? It was for sale and a developer bought it. These signs say “save our homes” but save them from what? There’s no imminent domain threat or anything is there? Nobody is “taking” their homes or threatening to are they?
What am I missing?
punkass-bookjockey t1_ivh8w7v wrote
The developers who bought the house also bought several home around it—in University Heights. They want to rezone it for commercial, retail, possibly loft style living as well. The city hasn’t had a zoning meeting yet but the developers knocked down the house anyway.
The neighborhood is worried they’ll continue to knock down historic homes and basically destroy the neighborhood as they know it, albeit through traffic, home values, etc.