WHAT'S NEXT: Hotel of Terror Petition deemed sufficient by Springfield city clerk
Council already voted to use eminent domain to acquire the property but supporters turned in enough signatures to send the issue back to council.
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Council already voted to use eminent domain to acquire the property but supporters turned in enough signatures to send the issue back to council.
A petition has been filed to end the eminent domain battle for the Hotel of Terror. Now the city has to decide its next move.
After collecting at least 1,568 signatures of registered Springfield voters, the Hotel of Terror has halted city plans to daylight Jordan Creek.
Supporters of the haunted attraction need 401 of the 800 signatures submitted to be authenticated in order to force a vote.
Additional signatures must be submitted to the city no later than 5 p.m. on April 10.