The Phelps Grove Neighborhood has begun an update to its Neighborhood Plan and Urban Conservation District Plan. While updates to these plans are needed to address the future needs of the neighborhood, there are many moving parts. The Phelps Grove Neighborhood is up to the task!
The Phelps Grove Neighborhood is the second neighborhood to update its Neighborhood Plan in as many years. City Council approved Rountree’s Neighborhood Plan at its Nov. 19 meeting.
The approaches and lessons that Phelps Grove and City Planning staff learn during the planning process will make for a streamlined approach as other neighborhoods update their existing plans or create new ones.
The City’s Planning and Neighborhoods team within the Planning and Development department are instrumental in setting up the framework for the neighborhood planning process, but it takes the entire neighborhood to be involved. Every resident and property owner has the opportunity to have their thoughts and ideas heard via the Phelps Grove Community Survey. The deadline for participation in the survey is Jan. 1, 2019.
Your input is vital to a successful neighborhood plan update. You can learn more about the demographics of our neighborhood and stay up to date on the planning process at springfieldmo.gov/phelps.
Once you have expressed your thoughts and ideas, it’s time to get to work! See what your neighbors have identified as concerns that need to be addressed. Research ways to improve your neighborhood. Our concerns are not so unique that other areas have not dealt with them before. Learn from others, what works, what doesn’t, then make it your own.
Working together on the issues, viewing from many angles, and formulating your own solution. It may be work on the front end, but the dividends can pay off for all of us in the long term.