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Council holds proposed sale of East Side parcels to Springfield Urban League for further neighborhood consultation
Summary
Council voted to hold the proposed sale of eight city-owned parcels to the Springfield Urban League in committee to allow additional meetings between the Urban League, the ward aldermen and the new city planner; Urban League leader Marcus Johnson described planned community-driven housing and revitalization work.
The Springfield City Council moved an ordinance to committee after hearing from Dr. Marcus Johnson, president and CEO of the Springfield Urban League, who described a multi-step, community-driven revitalization effort for East Side parcels the Urban League seeks to acquire.
Council first approved a separate, smaller land sale (ordinance 2025-498) authorizing the sale of two parcels to Abundant Faith Church for $7,600. When discussion turned to ordinance 2025-499, which would authorize sale of…
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