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City manager summarizes outreach on convention and event center; board told to expect renderings and education plan
Summary
City manager David Cameron reported results of a listening tour on a proposed convention and event center: about 1,233 responses, roughly 45–55% openness to a revised proposal, concerns about location, cost and accountability, and a recommendation for renderings, a reserve fund and an education plan to accompany a ballot measure.
City Manager David Cameron briefed the Springfield advisory board on a months‑long listening tour about a proposed convention and event center and a revised ballot measure tied to the half‑cent tourism tax.
Cameron said staff recorded about 1,233 response instances, then used address data to distinguish local from nonlocal respondents. He said the raw feedback showed substantial opposition in many comments but that when presented with a revised proposal — including clearer location, design renderings and financing details — about 45–55% of local respondents indicated openness to the project. “You need to adjust this measure,” Cameron said, adding that people asked repeatedly to know…
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