SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The vision for the West Meadows of Jordan Valley is getting closer to reality. Crews have planted grass on the rolling hills just west of downtown Springfield. And this morning, various city departments, along with engineers and landscape architects met to tour the site and share ideas for the park design. The sixteen acre site will have a greenway trail running through it, as well as some historical features.
“There’s a lot of history, a lot of Springfield history gathered in a relatively small place, so we’re going to play off those synergies and make sure that when you’re at the mound in West Meadows, you’re learning about College Street Corridor, Route 66, Fulbright Springs, the Civil War Fort, all the different aspects of Springfield history,” says Springfield City Manager Greg Burris.
The initial landscaping and trail could be complete sometime next year, with additional features being added to the park in the coming years.
“We talked about things like having an observation deck off the big mound, having educational kiosks around, creating some spots that can become an outdoor classroom, and those aren’t going to happen right away, but they might happen five, ten, fifteen years down the road,” says Burris.
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