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Residents tell council Springfield faces clustering of liquor, cannabis outlets and group homes
5772285 · September 16, 2025
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Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to limit the number of liquor and cannabis outlets and to address a perceived concentration of group homes in McKnight and surrounding neighborhoods.
Several residents used public comment at the Sept. 15 council meeting to raise concerns about an increase in liquor stores, cannabis retailers and conversions of large houses into group homes in Springfield neighborhoods.
Steven Howard, who identified himself from the McKnight neighborhood, said Springfield "seems to be…
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