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Resident urges council to keep future Springfield courthouse public, warns private-site plan raises long-term costs
Summary
A resident told the council the planned Springfield Regional Justice Center should be built on public land and owned by the city, saying a private-site plan could require the city to pay far more over decades and deprive Springfield of control.
Karen Lee of 18 Lawn Street told the Springfield City Council on April 7 she was concerned the new Springfield Regional Justice Center — the replacement for the existing courthouse complex near Court Square — may be planned on private land rather than in public ownership.
Lee traced the history of courthouse construction and cited cost increases she said are part of the planning debate. She told the council that early courthouse construction in 1871…
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