The Springfield City Council will vote this week on a proposal to acquire a full city block just north of the Governor’s Mansion… a step towards eventually converting the land to residential use aimed at individuals and families working in the downtown area.
The block… bordered by Capitol, Jackson, 4th and 5th… currently holds a surface parking lot, which a city council resolution describes as “unsightly.”
The property is owned by the state… the city’s resolution calls for it to be declared surplus property and transferred to city control.
