Bass Pro received approval from Springfield City Council on Monday night to proceed with a new hotel across the street from the retailer's flagship location.
By a 6-2 vote, council approved a rezoning request for more than seven acres on South Campbell Avenue, across from Bass Pro's flagship store, according to the Springfield Business Journal. The zoning is for general highway commercial use with an overlay district, though Bass Pro officials have said they want to build a hotel and retail development on the site.
The rezoning nearly was held up, however, by the delays in remodeling the nearby Wonders of Wildlife museum and talk of wasted funding
