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Published March 11, 2009 09:36 pm - Members of the Airport Drive Board of Trustees are standing pat against more gas pumps in the village. And now one of the developers of the Village Landing at Fir Road and Highway 171 says his preparations to break ground for the shopping center that would feature shops and a convenience store are up in the air. Village board stands pat against gas pumps By Wally Kennedy
wkennedy@joplinglobe.com Members of the Airport Drive Board of Trustees are standing pat against more gas pumps in the village. And now one of the developers of the Village Landing at Fir Road and Highway 171 says his preparations to break ground for the shopping center that would feature shops and a convenience store are up in the air. The village’s zoning code for a C3 planned development does not allow for gasoline pumps. For such pumps to be allowed, the board would have to amend the village code to permit the developers to go before the Board of Adjustments and request a special-use permit to install the pumps. The trustees, according to the board chairman, recently again voted against amending the code. Harold Wingert, representing J&J Development, of Topeka, Kan., said: “We’re in neutral. We are trying to figure out where we do stand. We might be able to proceed, but we’ve got to factor in the economy now. “If the board does not want a convenience store there, we have to figure out who else might anchor that project. Retailers are being very choosy right now. They’re cautious.” Mark Rains, chairman of the trustees, said: “When we changed the zoning of the area years ago, we made it C3 because it does not allow gas pumps. We don’t mind the convenience store, but the residents and trustees don’t want the gas pumps.” Rains said the village has five gasoline outlets within a mile of one another. Residents of the village, he said, did not want the 24-hour station. “We are willing to forgo the sales-tax revenue because of the dislike of the gas pumps,” Rains said. The developer, he said, has known from the beginning that fuel pumps would not be allowed in the development. “But he is very persistent,” he said. “We have voted against this two times.” Wingert said he thought he could persuade the board members to change their minds and change the code. Wingert owns about two acres in the development. A Springfield developer, Bob Cummings, owns about 15 acres. 
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