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Springfield EDA reports property sale, Glenwood master-plan applications and new hire
Summary
Staff reported the agency closed on the property formerly occupied by Tom's Tapper Tavern, received three land-use applications tied to the Glenwood master plan, and hired a new staff member funded by urban renewal to assist downtown and Glenwood projects.
Springfield Economic Development Agency staff told the board Sept. 8 that the agency closed on the property formerly occupied by Tom's Tapper Tavern, three land-use applications were submitted for the Glenwood master-plan area, and the agency hired a new employee to help deliver downtown and Glenwood projects.
Ellie Camp, agency staff, said the agency “successfully closed on [the property]… which was the former site of Tom's Tapper Tavern,” and that the board had previously directed staff to proceed with the sale before summer. Camp said three land-use applications filed over the summer for the Glenwood master-plan area would increase flexibility in the area’s commercial and residential zones and move the project closer to a preliminary master-plan review. Camp noted the area had already gone through annexation in May and that the next step is a preliminary master-plan application, which requires a neighborhood meeting.
“There is 1 meeting required as a function of our preliminary master plan land use application. That community meeting is our opportunity to show the concept to the community. We intend to have an in person meeting for folks to come and ask questions of staff and the master planning team and close to the master plan area,” Camp said. On outreach, Camp said the required notice for the neighborhood meeting is “I think that is a 300 foot notice, which won't include all of Glenwood,” and added the agency could supplement required notices with social media advertising. Board member Van Gordon asked staff to consider notifying a broader area than the 300-foot requirement.
Camp also said the agency hired Sienna Fitzpatrick over the summer; Fitzpatrick is primarily funded with urban renewal funds and will assist with project delivery for downtown and Glenwood projects. Camp noted Fitzpatrick was not present at the Sept. 8 meeting but will attend future meetings.
Board members did not take action on the land-use applications at the Sept. 8 meeting; Camp sought only to inform the board of recent developments and upcoming neighborhood outreach requirements.
