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Belton plans for significant growth over the next 25 years as the city updates Unified Development Code to manage expansion, while maintaining its small-town character.

The city's 2050 Comprehensive Plan projects Belton's current population of 25,420 residents will grow by nearly 5,000 by 2050.

Updating municipal codes now will guide responsible development through the next decade.

In 2022, Belton had the second-highest growth rate in Missouri, driven largely by the construction of two apartment complexes. The city continues to see interest in new residential, commercial and industrial development across all areas.

"It's really the whole gambit of different development types," Matt Wright, Belton's director of community development, says.

The city is f

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