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Resident asks council to press state to include municipal‑impact fund for proposed Springfield Regional Justice Center
Summary
During public comment on April 13, resident Karen Lee asked the Springfield City Council to support a resolution urging the state Division of Capital Asset Management to include a lease component that accounts for long‑term municipal impacts of the proposed Springfield Regional Justice Center and to direct revenues into a dedicated‑use fund governed by a service‑level agreement.
Karen Lee, a Springfield resident, told the council on April 13 she is asking members to support a resolution on the Springfield Regional Justice Center that would require state project managers to account for the city's long‑term municipal costs.
"This isn't just about a building. It's about long term municipal responsibility," Lee said. She told councilors the courthouse would likely stand for up to 60 years and argued that…
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