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Posted By: Parker Padgett May 24, 2021 @ 6:58 pm Local News, News, State
A Greene County Judge has ruled in favor of a developer trying to block an election regarding property across Sequiota Park and whether it could be rezoned for an apartment complex and business development.
Judge David Jones’ rule stopped a planned election on August 3 and found a zoning referendum process outline in City charter clashes with state law and in turn violates U.S. and Missouri constitutions.
A lawyer for the developer says a petition, which garnered more than 2,700 signatures, should be invalid because it didn’t explicitly ask for a vote.
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An election in August to allow voters to decide whether a property across from Sequiota Park should be rezoned has been stopped.
Greene County Circuit Court judge, David Jones, decided in favor of a developer Monday in a lawsuit filed by Elevation Enterprises, LLC, according to a news release from the City of Springfield. The developer sued the city and city council to block the election. Voters would have decided whether the property should be rezoned for a 100-unit apartment complex and business development.
The judge found that a zoning referendum process outlined in city charter conflicts with state law.