Two weeks ago, on Monday, April 23, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan delivered a press conference standing in bright, sunny Barrows Park in the city’s Old Hill neighborhood.
The park, which was given a makeover with the installation of a swing set and new water spray playground completed last year, is located at the intersection of Walnut, Oak and and Tyler Streets, at the nexus of a huge thrust of work on behalf of the city, the Old Hill Neighborhood Council and others to improve the surrounding built and natural environments, impacting the quality of life of residents and visitors alike.
A follow-up article in the Springfield Republican captured the essence of the mayor’s remarks; that is, the city is considering the Old Hill work to be a model for how work may proceed in other neighborhoods to restore infrastructure and remediate blight.
“We have reached a significant point in the restoration of the Old Hill neighborhood,” Mayor Ryan said. “We thought it was high time to make that fact public.”
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