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Planning Commission approves Prospect Village preliminary plat, including sports complex and hotel
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary plat for Prospect Village (case 007-26), a mixed-use development that includes a sports complex, commercial lots, residential parcels and a proposed hotel; the developer said contaminated soil will be handled through testing and remediation plans from EWI and prior International Paper soil-management work.
The Joplin Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the preliminary plat for Prospect Village (case 007-26), a long-planned mixed-use development that the presenter said will include a sports complex, roadways, commercial and residential parcels and a hotel site.
Blake Rorick of OAM Engineering, representing the developer, told the commission, “This is the Prospect Village development that Woodsony has been working on for many years now. It's going to bring sports complex, roadways, some commercial, some residential, and just, create a new and exciting place for Joplin.” He identified Lots 11, 12 and 14 as the sports complex and parking, Lot 7 as future residential, Lot 2 as commercial, and Lot 9 in the north as the planned hotel site.
Commissioners raised questions about historical contamination. A commissioner noted concern that the site had previously contained creosote and other chemicals and asked how remediation had been handled. Rorick said OAM is working with EWI, which has performed months of testing and is developing remediation plans; he added that International Paper had previously prepared soil management plans and that EWI is supplementing those plans.
A planning staff member noted that 23rd Street will connect to Davis Boulevard and that the subdivision sidewalk will continue east along that alignment; an exhibit submitted after the packet shows how that connection will be made.
Commissioners clarified that preliminary plat decisions are made by the Planning and Zoning Commission and do not go to the city council. A motion to approve the preliminary plat was made and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and the commission approved the plat with aye votes and no opposition recorded. The approval advances the project to the next design and permitting steps where remediation plans and infrastructure details will be finalized.
The presentation emphasized remediation planning and connectivity; staff and the developer indicated further technical work remains before permits are issued.
