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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />Tranaeript 2 <br />is <br />T162 i cltioa as two downtowns trying to find Dort of a aignaturo <br />eonti. 2 protect. And then I guess in soma ways. thnt's bratty <br />s accurate. <br />{ They don't think thnt there's n mistnke in holy <br />5 -- what the scale would be in impact on the two cities. <br />8 Ctoarly, I believe the impact to BDringfisld would be much <br />7 more. It would impact not Justthia downtown but Cheentira <br />8 city. <br />q And I think 1t xould Oe very realistic LO have <br />10. the 63A look back five years after Lhe building is sited end <br />if built in apringfiold antl say xe did repro than build a Juetiee <br />12 Duiltling in Bpringfleld. <br />is Antl that's rat an impact that I road. but it's <br />74 an impact that I think you'll hear about tonight and ft's e <br />16 real one. i tlon't think wo Can ovoreatimate the i~pact that <br />to it would have, not Just on this downtown area, but on the city. <br />17 IC would act ae a signal Lo our partners ana <br />i8 developers antl Lho policy rakers that this renewal and <br />19 renal8aanca fs real end there's a cornerstone to 1t and 1t'e <br />20 going to happen. <br />2i But 1t is our tine antl it's our turn. ifs don't <br />22 have a federal proJoct right now of any scab in SDringPloltl <br />23 and xe era eoncontreting on the downtown antl we didn't start <br />2l by looking et the federal courthouse. but this io M excellent <br />26 opportunity for not Juat us. but for the OS/1 to onrtner with <br />i- <br />~: <br />i <br />i <br />I <br />E I <br />i <br />i '. <br />Final EIS 244 New Federal Courthouse <br />i <br />