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Draft language would transfer about 22.9 acres of Southern State Correctional Facility land to Springfield with contingencies

House of Regents Institutions Committee · March 27, 2026
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Summary

Committee staff presented draft authority for the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to transfer roughly 22.9 acres of Southern State Correctional Facility property to the town of Springfield for municipal and economic development uses, subject to zoning/subdivision approvals, negotiated maintenance agreements, brownfields checks, and a sunset if development has not begun by March 2030.

Legislative staff presented draft bill language authorizing the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services to transfer a portion of the Southern State Correctional Facility property to the town of Springfield for municipal and economic development uses, describing an approximate parcel of "2 22.9 acres" and several contingencies.

John Grama (Legislative Council operations)…

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