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Mayor vetoes Star Bond feasibility ordinance, sparking heated council debate
Summary
Mayor announced a veto of an ordinance authorizing a $75,000 feasibility study for a proposed Star Bond district tied to downtown projects; aldermen immediately clashed over the veto's timing, district boundaries and whether local tax revenue would be redirected. A special meeting was requested for public input.
Mayor [speaker 2] used her veto power to block ordinance 20-26-176, which would have authorized a feasibility study of up to $75,000 for a proposed state Star Bond district tied to the "History Across the Tracks" initiative and potential expansion of the BOS (Bank of Springfield) Center. The mayor said she supported studying star bonds in principle but objected to several provisions in the ordinance and asked that specific language be removed before she would support it. "Therefore, I am exercising my authority to veto this ordinance," she said during the meeting.
The announcement set off an extended, often contentious council debate about the scope of the…
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