Local leaders say the progress made in East Springfield in recent months is just a start but a good start.
They delivered an update on the revitalization effort Thursday night highlighting new housing starts through the Springfield Project, commercial development near the J-C Penney store, and efforts to address some of the chronic social problems in that area of town.
Erich Bloxdorf of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce says there’s more work to do, but says things are moving in the right direction.
