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Council authorizes staff to seek pause on water-service enforcement while Coopertown talks continue
Summary
The Springfield City Board authorized staff to bring back legislation pausing enforcement of a May 2026 water-service deadline while negotiations continue with a group and Coopertown over territory and service arrangements; the authorization passed unanimously 7–0.
SPRINGFIELD — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Thursday authorized city staff to return in January with legislation that would temporarily halt enforcement of an October 2024 ordinance limiting new water service outside the urban growth boundary, while negotiations continue with a group working with the mayor of Coopertown.
City staff told the board the original ordinance was designed to address long-term capacity concerns looking 20 years ahead, not an immediate shortage. "We're not short on water. We…
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