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Effingham officials discuss buying former Hodgson Mill parcel for $295,000

City Council of Effingham, Illinois · June 17, 2025
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Summary

City staff proposed purchasing a 1.64-acre lot at 1001 Ford Avenue (the former Hodgson Mill site) for $295,000 to assemble it with adjacent city-owned land and create a more regular development parcel; closing documents will be prepared and the purchase will return to council for formal approval.

City staff told the Effingham City Council they are preparing to purchase approximately 1.64 acres at 1001 Ford Avenue—the former Hodgson Mill property—for $295,000.

"This property lies adjacent to a property the city currently owns," City Administrator Miller said, adding that the parcel would join an existing…

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