This month, Belton approved a rezoning application to bring the city a step closer to a $228 million mixed-use development project for its Uptown Entertainment District — one that officials are positioning as a catalyst for growth in the region.
“This will put Belton on the map,” Ward 4 Council Member Wanda Thompson told the Telegraph.
The planned 40-acre complex will be built on the northwest corner of Cedar Street and North Avenue, across from Price Chopper. It will bring more than 660 new housing units, five new restaurants, 7,500 square feet of retail space, and 110,000 square feet for an entertainment complex anchored by B&B Theaters…