City council approves Ferguson-Booth TIF request

Putting aside lingering skepticism, the Springfield City Council approved an out-of-town developer’s $3.15 million request for tax-increment financing funds necessary to complete a long-stalled redevelopment of historic buildings on the southwest corner of Sixth and Monroe streets.The 6-4 vote came just three weeks after the council — frustrated with the lack of communication on the project from Mayor Jim Langfelder’s office and uneasy over the potential […]