Springfield, Rogersville resolve land dispute

The decision must be approved by the Springfield City Council and Rogersville Board of Aldermen. The agreement is expected to be completed in about 90 days.

The proposed boundary would be Farm Road 213. All voluntary annexations following the agreement would be based on the new boundaries.

The mayors from each city would be responsible for providing utility service for properties within their respective urban service areas that sign consent annexations with either city.

Both Springfield and Rogersville also agreed to protect U.S. 60 as a limited-access route through eastern Greene County, and a new interchange at U.S. 60 and Missouri 125 would be developed.

The agreement comes after the two cities each approved proposals to add the land to their urban service areas. The property’s developer initially petitioned to annex the land with Rogersville but expressed interest in receiving Springfield sewer services.

“We felt it was important to resolve this consistent with that voluntary annexation petition,” Springfield City Attorney Dan Wichmer said in a news release. “We respect another city obtaining a voluntary consent.”