It's a chance for people to advocate their positions. If neighborhoods don't fight, then they get the worst. Chiles sees Springfield moving out of its bounds and starting to sprawl. It is a problem everyone is responsible for, however. May said that though the community is growing, it is not sprawling out of control.
Sprawl is based on a throwaway concept.
I think we're doing enough infilling here, that we're not simply skipping over the bad parts to find the good, but there is attention being paid here to reusing areas of town. Downtown and center-city redevelopment is one example, both May and Finnie said. Springfield's population continues to grow at about twice the national average, said Jim Anderson, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce president. The population grows because the city's economy is developing. People want to be here.