# City of Republic, MO - City Council Meeting - September 22, 2026

The City of Republic City Council met on September 22, 2026. The council approved the consent agenda, though the transcript does not identify its individual items. At first reading, it considered Bill 26-29 to rezone about 105 acres at 5470 West Republic Road for high-density single-family housing and Bill 26-30 to rezone about 3.91 acres at 2193 North Stonefalls Road to general commercial. Residents raised concerns about traffic, drainage, water supply, and development impacts on the larger rezoning; staff said infrastructure improvements for that development would be at the developer’s cost. These were first readings, not final zoning approvals.

The council approved Resolution 26-R18, accepting an Abilities First Clean Start Initiative grant for a universal changing table and restroom improvements at J.R. Martin Park. The overall renovation is estimated at nearly $80,000, with additional project funding allocated in the 2027 capital improvements budget. It also approved Resolution 26-R19, authorizing an application for approximately $6.5 million from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission’s cost-share program for improvements at Hind Street and State Highway Z; the application is due in October 2026, and any award agreement would return to council for approval. Staff also reported that seven Ford F-150s were added to the police fleet using capital improvement sales tax funds, and that the 2026 paving program improved about 11.1 lane miles. No contract award was made at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 22, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Republic, MO - City Council Meeting - September 22, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS17zqYw9Og) - City of Republic