Tempers are flaring among Springfield City Council members after another delay in approving a rehab project for the Poplar Place neighborhood.
A pending ordinance would authorize more than $2 million in city funding to help pay for building demolition and renovation and road improvements in that east-side neighborhood. Aldermen voted Tuesday night to hold the ordinance in committee temporarily because they want some more documentation related to a project labor agreement and a developer’s agreement.
Ward 3 Alderman Roy Williams, Jr., accused several west-side aldermen of intentionally dragging their feet on a project that’s important to his ward. Ward 10’s Ralph Hanauer says Williams has been “divisive” since joining the Council. Aldermen could hold a special meeting next week to approve the project if they get the agreements.
