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Council sets June 16 public hearing for voluntary annexation of Ballpark Central development behind Walmart
Summary
Developers Kim and Eric Brady requested voluntary annexation for about 20 acres behind Walmart to build four baseball diamonds and commercial development; council set a public hearing for June 16 and discussed infrastructure, traffic and planning steps.
Boonville — The City Council set a public hearing for 7 p.m. on June 16 to consider a voluntary annexation and rezoning request from developers for a project behind the Walmart on Jackson Road.
City staff said Kim and Eric Brady’s Ballpark Central project currently envisions four baseball diamonds and several commercial buildings on roughly 20 acres; the petitioners have asked to begin the annexation and zoning process before submitting a full preliminary site plan. “They have not submitted a full preliminary plan,” a city staff member told the council; “at this point in time, they’re just looking for the annexation and the zoning.”
Why it matters: City staff and councilors discussed traffic, water, sewer and stormwater implications for the project and said services are close to the site because of existing development around Walmart. The council and planning staff emphasized that detailed concerns — including ingress/egress and watershed/runoff issues — will be reviewed during the Planning & Zoning process; the city’s planning commission will consider the project at a meeting scheduled the day after the council meeting.
City staff described the voluntary annexation flow: annexation requires three readings because of a 15-day comment period; the council will hold the second reading and public hearing on June 16 and the third reading and vote on July 7 if the process proceeds on that timeline. Staff said the developers could present a grading plan or a fuller preliminary plan at the hearing, but that the initial request may be limited to annexation and zoning only.
Council members asked about Jackson Road and potential paving responsibilities. Staff said the portion of road nearest the entrance is currently county-owned and estimated to be roughly 200 to 500 feet; staff suggested the city could negotiate taking over a short segment if needed, and that developers typically are responsible for bringing utilities to connect to existing city water and sewer lines.
A planning commission meeting on the annexation was scheduled for the night after the council meeting; council members asked that planning staff consider whether a traffic study or additional drainage analysis should be requested once a fuller plan is filed.
