city planning
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ICON May 2021 Membership Meeting – Mike Jackson on Historic Preservation, City Planning, Older Neighborhoods
Springfield ICON held their May 2021 membership meeting on May 24, 2021 via Zoom. Architect Mike Jackson joined us to discuss historic preservation, city planning and the impact (or lack of impact) on older neighborhoods.
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ICON supports ordinance to include storage areas & multi-family in Large Scale Development
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in ICON NewsIn May, Mayor Langfelder, Alderman Joe McMenamin, Springfield ICON and several neighborhoods spoke against changes to the definition of Large Scale Development. Our goal was to limit urban sprawl, to support city planning, and to avoid having your city taxes spread over an even-larger area. Nevertheless, Springfield Aldermen voted 9-1 for a huge increase in…
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Council denies public input to all development projects under 12 acres
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On Tuesday, May 16, the Springfield City Council voted to radically alter the definition of Large Scale Development to only include projects over 12 acres in size (previously the definition was any project over 1/2 acres involving 2 or more buildings, and any project over 5 acres regardless of how many buildings.) The council vote effectively…
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Springfield ICON: Oppose change to Large Scale Development planning
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The Springfield ICON Steering Committee wants you to know you can do something TODAY to limit urban sprawl, to support city planning, and to avoid having your city taxes spread over an even-larger area, which reduces funds for existing neighborhoods for infrastructure, police, fire, leaf & branch pickup, and snow removal. Tonight, on May 16,…