County attorney alerts commissioners to Springfield ordinance limiting water taps outside urban growth boundary

County Attorney Clyde Richard told the Robertson County Commission on July 21 that the City of Springfield adopted a resolution this past October that effectively will stop issuing new water taps outside the city—s urban growth boundary beginning in May 2026. The change, Richard said, applies to areas where Springfield—s water lines currently run through northern Robertson County, including parts of Coopertown, and could prevent rural residents from obtaining water connections even if a city line is adjacent to their property.

The county attorney said the city—s resolution declares an "urban growth boundary" (shown on a map Richard distributed to commissioners) and that anything beyond the red hatched line would be ineligible for additional taps. "This ordinance, last October, says anything beyond the red, there will be no further taps,…