KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Miami County in Kansas and Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Viewers that attended out Let’s Talk Spring Hill event shared this story idea with KSHB 41. If you have a story in your Spring Hill neighborhood, please reach out to share your voice. Share your story idea with Ryan.
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Spring Hill, Kansas, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Kansas City metro area, and a major driver in that growth is a housing boom.
Spring Hill housing boom expected to increase population by 3,000
“It’s kind of an untapped resource, or it’s kind of a secret part of the metro area that has steadily been growing over the past few years,” said Mike Mallon, Spring Hill’s community development director. “It’s a prime position between Highway 169, Highway 69 over to the east, really trying to accommodate the growth that’s just naturally happening in southern Johnson County.”
Spring Hill is split between Miami and Johnson counties — but a bulk of the development is taking place on the Johnson County side…