Poor Springfield
As the final act began to play out in a drama that has torn apart a community, George Pappas of the neighborhood group Springfield Forward stood before the members of the Springfield Finance Control Board this past Tuesday and directly addressed Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. In what may be his final words on the matter [...]
Local News Briefs & Tidbits: 5-15-09
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO TABLE BUDGET SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council voted on Wednesday to “lay on the table” this year’s city budget until more concrete numbers were available from the State regarding future cuts in state aid. The vote was 6 to 2 in favor of tabling the budget. City Councilors Bruce Stebbins [...]
Longhill Gardens Opposition Heats Up
State Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera Joins Opposition SPRINGFIELD – Opposition to the redevelopment of a low-income housing project that has been long-considered a done deal has mounted considerably in recent days. A Springfield civic group, two city councilors, and a state Representative have all let it be known that the fight to turn back a plan [...]
Longhill Gardens Redevelopment Discussed at Monday Meeting
Representatives of Boston-based WinnCompanies met with City Councilors and members of the local community on Monday to go over Winn’s management plan for its soon-to-be acquired Longhill Gardens properties, located on Longhill Street in Springfield’s Forest Park neighborhood. The meeting was held at the Winn-owned Museum Park apartments, located on Chestnut Street in downtown Springfield.
Longhill Gardens Meeting Brings Opposing Sides Together
On Wednesday, December 17, the real estate management company, WinnCompanies, held a presentation at Forest Park Middle School, in Springfield, MA, to further detail their plans to redevelop the currently-vacant Longhill Gardens condominium complex. Gilbert Winn was on-hand to present an overview of Winn’s design and management plans for the complex. The public meeting was [...]
Developer, Civic Group Remain at Odds Over Plan
The neighborhood civic group Springfield Forward recently reported a breaking off of contact between itself and WinnDevelopment in the ongoing debate over the redevelopment of Longhill Gardens into low-income housing. Springfield Forward members said they have not received any correspondence from WinnDevelopment since their last letter to that company back on September 18, 2008. In [...]
Winn Some, Lose Some
* With this years’ state budget shortfalls and Governor Deval Patrick’s recent announcement of layoffs and budget cuts, local municipalities are left wondering which pet projects and pork barrel favorites may be the targets of the Governor’s fiscal ax. Patrick has said that state aid to cities and towns will remain unaffected – for now. [...]
Springfield Forward Goes to State in Opposition to Longhill Gardens Proposal
Last week, while the staff of the Springfield Intruder was on vacation (all one of us), the Springfield neighborhood group “Springfield Forward” sent out an 8-page press release detailing their opposition to a decision made earlier this year to award a redevelopment deal to the property management company WinnCompanies for their plan to redevelop a [...]
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