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banjomin t1_ivgx9rt wrote

Reply to comment by jgj570s in Ballot, question 1: In general, I'm against rezoning for commercial, but does the property owner want it rezoned or is the city asking for it? by wederservebetter

Lol classic.

>Fuck 'em, I got mine.

For everyone who thinks the park is better for the city as-is, instead of the dark swamp that this development would turn it into, pls vote no.

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Wallampa t1_ivhbo9c wrote

"Fuck em, I got mine" is your logic. More people need housing. This will alleviate that.

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banjomin t1_ivhdyfx wrote

Lol, boutique apartments for rich kids is not something that addresses the need for affordable housing. It's the cause, not the solution.

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Wallampa t1_ivhey3a wrote

Yes it does. More housing for rich kids leaves more places for everyone else. Supply and demand.

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banjomin t1_ivtjp4c wrote

Lol, so rich parents just let low-income people crash in their kids' room when the kid moves into one of these boutique apartments??

Your logic is so dumb that even 70% of this town knew it was bullshit.

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blitzalchemy t1_ivhe3dz wrote

plenty of space on the north and west sides of sgf that need demoed and developed. build housing ther and get it up to standard

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Wallampa t1_ivhgo3e wrote

Good point, but is Springfield just going to grow north and south?

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blitzalchemy t1_ivi2pfe wrote

For an actual analysis on it.

There are plenty parts of north, north/central, and west springfield that could do with demoing the abandoned, deteriorated, or otherwise eyesore homes that just need torn down. Just need to offer a good enough price and most people would probably move out. Demo a whole block, build apartments, develop the community by investing in the worse parts of town and making them better, rather than whatever they have planned for one of the more scenic parks in the area. South springfield overwhelmingly is nice as is, we need investments in the north and west. There are some historical homes worth saving, but the majority of houses up there arent worth much more than the land they sit on under normal circumstances. Overly inflated real estate market is the only reason the houses there have halfway decent value right now.

In regards to actual expansion rather than working with the space we have.

The terrain to the north of springfield gets a little dicey but theres plenty of open space. Also potential tornado issues when we do have them.

To the south, there isnt much more to expand without just absorbing Nixa at this point.

West, plenty of open space and buildable terrain, but frequently visited by tornados. So build with caution.

East is pretty viable, plenty of space and developable land between springfield and rogersville. Rarely threatened by storms. Need to redo some parts of hwy60 for the increased traffic and you could develop/expand easily over there.

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