SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Community members gathered at Weaver Elementary School in Springfield to discuss improvements to Grant Beach Park.

The drop-in session was hosted by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, in partnership with the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association, which provided an opportunity for residents to voice their opinions and share their visions for the park's future.

"We thought it's a good time to go ahead and just like have a session and see what's on people's minds," said Jenny Fillmer Edwards, Public Information Administrator for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, "What do they love and what would they want see go away? What are their hopes and dreams for the future?"

Park staff were available to answer questions from residents. However, the centerpiece of th

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