T R I P L E B O T T O M L I N E People – Planet – Profit Community Visions for a Stronger Tomorrow: Anderson, MO, Pineville, MO and McDonald County, MO T R I P L E B O T T O M L I N E People – Planet – Profit Community Visions for a Stronger Tomorrow: Drury University Logo Anderson, MO, Pineville, MO and McDonald County, MO Center for Community Studies, Hammons School of Architecture, Drury University in collaboration with University of Missouri-Extension, Community of Anderson, MO, and Community of Pineville, MO Fall 2015. Working drawings and other legal drawings and construction documents will not be provided. The CCS students’ work in no way supplants the services of design professionals. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Prepared By University of Missouri-Extension Anderson and Pineville Participants Center for Community Studies Community Advocate / Hammons School of Architecture The CCS team members would like to thank Mr. Gregg Sweeten, Mayor Consultant Drury University the people from Anderson and Pineville who Mayor Sweeten has been an enthusiastic leader in Mr. Jeff Barber, Architect, LEED+AP 900 N. Benton Avenue participated in the visioning meetings, shared the Pineville community visioning process. Under State Housing and Environmental Springfi eld, MO 65802 their insights and concerns with the teams, Mr. Sweeten’s leadership many of the community Design Specialist and welcomed us so graciously into their leaders, important community advocacy and special University of Missouri-Extension communities. Your openness and honesty interest committee and board representatives, Drury University throughout the visioning process helped to and citizens became involved in this collaborative develop a collaborative vision and experience visioning study. Their involvement throughout Hammons School of Architecture University of Missouri-Extension, that is relevant and meaningful. This collaborative the study provided continuity, ongoing critical CCS Coordinator / Administrator McDonald County process has signifi cantly enriched the academic feedback, and positive encouragement to the Mr. Jay G. Garrott, Architect Ms. Amanda Marney and community educational experience. CCS team. The shared learning experience that Project Facilitator Community Development Specialist developed during this collaborative visioning Professor and Director The CCS team would especially like to recognize process has prepared the community for the next Center for Community Studies Ms. Eden Stewart the following individuals: stage in the visioning process: community analysis Hammons School of Architecture Nutrition Program Associate of the recommendations, community planning, and Drury University implementation. With Mayor Sweeten’s continued Mr. John Hobbs Mr. Ken Schutten leadership, we believe that the community of Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist Mr. Schutten was instrumental in organizing the Pineville is in a good position to move forward on CCS Anderson Visioning Team Anderson visioning eff ort and arranging for the the City of Pineville’s improvements. Mitch Daniel funding from the City of Anderson for this study. Brad Davenport His commitment to this collaborative process Andrew Martin and infl uential advocacy for the development of Zepa Tshendup a progressive and innovative vision for the future Special Thanks Sarah Watts of the community was a signifi cant reason for the success of this study. Mr. Schutten’s commitment We would like to specifi cally recognize Mr. Gary to seeing that a cross section of the community’s Wasson of Poppy’s Daylight Donuts for his generous CCS Pineville Visioning Team various constituency and interest groups were and delicious donut contributions at the community Alex Arens involved and encourage to participate was highly presentations. Chesney Fries laudable. With his ongoing advocacy of this Kashif Masoud community visioning process, we believe that Finally, we would like to thank Danny and Kiah McCarley the community of Anderson will be in a good Cheryl Correll of First Impressions Printing and Joe VanderPlyum position to see positive improvements within the Design, Springfi eld, MO for their mentoring and community and region in the coming years. collaboration in the printing of this document. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 ANDERSON: DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS 91 Joint Anderson/Pineville Summary 12 Main Street Commercial and Cultural Growth 92 Culture/Economy: Main Street - West End 101 Environmental Node: Socio-Environmental Context 115 MCDONALD COUNTY RESEARCH 33 Community Center and Youth Activity Center 126 Infrastructure and Energy: Economy/Environment 130 History of Settlement, Pre-1750 34 Environment: Greenways 154 History of Settlement, 1750-1900 38 Industrial Park Zone 182 History of Settlement, 1900-Present 42 Regional Cultural Event Center 186 Geology 46 Demographics 52 PINEVILLE: DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS 195 Area Tourism 56 Transportation 58 Heart of Pineville (Town Center) 196 Photo Documentation: Anderson 60 Education Zone 222 Photo Documentation: Pineville 64 River Island Boardwalk 239 Figure Ground: Anderson 68 Environment: Greenways and Trails 250 Figure Ground: Pineville 71 Pineville Dog Park 264 Gateways, Town Center and Beautifi cation 268 Sustainable Infrastructure Renewal and Development 271 COMMUNITY MEETINGS 77 How to Make Sustainability Possible in the Community 300 Community Meeting One: Goals and Objectives Workshop 78 Goals and Objectives Workshop Results for Anderson 80 APPENDIX 307 Goals and Objectives Workshop Results for Pineville 81 Community Meeting Two: Review of Preliminary Vision Concepts 82 Bibliography 308 Community Meeting Three: Review of Refi ned Vision Concepts 84 Planning Programs and Betterment Initiatives 310 Community Meeting Four: Joint Presentation of Recommendations 86 Walmart: The Impact of a Dominating Retailer 317 5 6 PREFACE In the spring of 2015, the Center for Community Studies was approached by Ms. Amanda • There would be a joint community site visit event at the beginning of the process Marney of the University of Missouri-Extension, McDonald County about two possible at which time everyone would tour both communities, meet community members, community visioning projects: Anderson and Pineville, MO. Through discussions with Mr. Jeff study the community infrastructure and environmental context, and have a fl oat trip Barber, State Specialist for Housing and Environmental Design for Southwest Missouri and Ms. on the Elk River between Pineville and Noel, MO. Marney the scope of the projects were clarifi ed and some issues identifi ed pertaining to each • There would be a joint community presentation at the end of the process at which community and county in general. A site visit was conducted with Ms. Marney, Mr. Barber, and time the CCS Team’s planning and design recommendations would be detailed and Professor Garrott during the spring to look at the existing conditions of the two communities explained. and to develop a more complete understanding of the context. It was the judgment of all This document is the culmination of both CCS community teams’ eff orts. The reports for involved that the proposed projects could meet the academic expectations for the school Anderson and Pineville have been combined into this single document for several reasons: of architecture, that the communities would be benefi ted by a community collaborative • The background research for the two communities and McDonald County was visioning study, and, that given the schedule, the fall semester 2015 would be an appropriate common in nature. time to undertake the study. • Several of the planning and design recommendations that emerged were common to both communities: recommendations for sustainable infrastructure retrofi t and A joint community meeting between Anderson and Pineville was organized and a presentation new construction, community garden and healthy lifestyle initiative, relationship of the type and scope of services that the Center could provide was explained. Examples of the river in each community to its city center, joint cultural event / celebration of resent community visioning projects in Webb City, Carthage, Monett, and Springfi eld center, and environmental stewardship education initiative. were presented. The Community / University Collaborative Process was also presented and • The resource materials used in this study is relevant to both communities and is expectations for each community outlined. It was reiterated that the collaborative process listed in the bibliography. with the Center would not generated “The Community’s Vision”, but rather would generate • Each community could benefi t by seeing what was recommended for the other “The Community’s Visioning Tool-Kit” from which the community would be able to prepare community. its own vision in the coming years. The Community Visions for a Stronger Tomorrow: Anderson, MO, Pineville, MO, and At the conclusion of the community meeting, both communities chose to enter into a Letter of McDonald County, MO document should merely be considered a “tool-kit” for exploring Agreement with the Center for Community Studies to participate in a collaborative visioning potential visions of what the communities and region might become over the next 20-30 years. study during the fall 2015. As part of this study, the communities and region have been photographed, researched, and examined to ascertain the physical, socio-cultural, economic, and perceptual characteristics The structure of these community visioning studies was as follows: of the areas that are and will be infl uencing the social and economic renewal of the area. • Each community would be studies independently by a CCS Team and Community This document identifi es the issues that must be addressed if the collaboratively developed Visioning Committee to ascertain the wants and needs, opportunities and visions presented herein are to be developed and why those issues are of concern for the challenges of the community. implementation and over-all well-being of the region. • Each community would independently assess how the integration of policy, planning, design, and service activities between the two communities might strengthen the area and broader McDonald County. • Any recommendation pertaining to collaborative eff orts between the two “VISIONING TOOL-KIT” communities would be withheld until the latter phases of the study. • Each CCS Team would make three presentations to their community throughout the fall. 7 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This executive summary is an outline of the main issues that have been identifi ed by the communities of Anderson, Pineville, and McDonald County, University of Missouri-Extension and the Center for Community Studies (CCS) project team from Drury University throughout the Community Visioning Process that will infl uence the implementation and quality of the community’s long term vision. Although each issue is presented as a single entity, they are in actuality a network of interrelated variables that should/must be considered by the community for this vision to be achieved. Vision without Action is a Daydream. Action without Vision is a Nightmare. Proverb EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. INTRO. 11