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Bill authorizes BGS to transfer about 23 acres of Southern State Correctional Facility to Springfield with conditions, authority to lapse in 2030
Summary
The House provision would let Buildings and General Services transfer roughly 23 acres of the Southern State Correctional Facility to the town of Springfield for municipal or industrial use, conditioned on required zoning approvals, updates to a 1999 maintenance agreement, mitigation of impacts, and exclusion of brownfields; the transfer authority sunsets July 1, 2030 if unused.
A policy section added by the House would authorize Buildings and General Services to transfer a portion of the Southern State Correctional Facility — described in the bill as roughly 23 acres — to the town of Springfield for municipal purposes, including economic or industrial development, provided several conditions are met.
John Gray described the…
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