The Springfield Park Board is still considering an option to purchase a portion of Griffin Woods, despite questions about the price tag and the usefulness of the property.
The State Journal-Register reports the board is asking for more information about how that one-point-seven acre parcel would be affected by the Schnuck’s grocery chain’s plans to develop the rest of the 20-acre woods on the city’s west side.
The section under consideration by the Park District has fewer trees than other parts of Griffin Woods, and part of it would be set aside for use as a retention pond to capture runoff from other areas that Schnuck’s plans to turn into a retail development.
