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Former Mayor Urges Council to Reengage on Wyndham Redevelopment as Downtown Hotel Sits Boarded

5754770 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Former Mayor Jim Lingfelder urged the council to reengage developers and consider tax-incentive options to save the boarded-up Wyndham Hotel, recounting past proposals and a $50 million-plus redevelopment plan that was tabled by a prior council.

Former Mayor Jim Lingfelder told the Springfield City Council on Aug. 19 that the city should reengage developers and local economic partners to preserve the boarded-up Wyndham Hotel and to prevent long-term downtown decline. Lingfelder summarized a multi-year history of proposals and negotiations that preceded the current condition, saying the current owner purchased the property in 2019, invested $1 million to open a…

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