Developers present Ozark Marketplace package; city holds public hearings on CID, redevelopment plan and development agreement

Developers of the proposed Ozark Marketplace presented a package of agreements and financing tools to the Ozark City Board of Aldermen, drawing public comment and follow-up questions about traffic, stormwater and tax impacts. The board opened hearings on a development agreement with Missouri Commercial Development LLC, a petition to form a community improvement district (CID) and a Chapter 353 redevelopment plan; all items were held over to a future meeting for further review.

The project would redevelop roughly the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 65 and South Street, converting about 40 acres into 13 commercial lots and related public infrastructure. Developer representative Brett Roball described the request as “a culmination of about 18 months worth of work” and said the agreement before the board would let the developer record a final plat and allow building permits on individual lots to be issued before public improvements are fully constructed, subject to security measures such as an irrevocable letter of credit and performance bonds.

Show Me Christian County, the local economic‑development partnership, urged approval. “This development not only serves the City Of Ozark residents, but it also serves people from a 100 different ZIP…