Council divides over PeaceHealth annexation; staff says comp-plan reading will determine outcome
A quasi-judicial annexation request by PeaceHealth for 17.99 acres on International Way prompted extended debate. Staff presented two plausible interpretations of the campus-industrial plan designation; councilors split on whether to treat the proposed medical uses as compatible or to deny the annexation under a narrow reading. Council deferred a final vote to a follow-up work session.
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City planning staff presented a quasi-judicial annexation application from PeaceHealth for roughly 18 acres on International Way and framed the councils task as applying the Springfield comprehensive plan's annexation criteria.
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