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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T22.2-The GSA acknowledges <br />the Willalane Park and Recreation <br />District's comments regarding <br />plans to revitalize downtown <br />Springfield and to develop better <br />physical connections between <br />Island Park and the city. <br />Transcript 2 <br />27 <br />T22.1 1 Your roport, correctly, I think, indipatos that <br />eontl. 2 Island Park, which is situated just west of alternative 1 site, <br />3 1a A COIMNlhlty asset and potentially an aawt to your DrojaCL, <br />4 to the Courthouse. <br />7~r' 6 You've heard a tot already ntaut Gals <br />8 Community's efforts to rovita7ize Its downtown. Those efforts <br />7 have Gwen going on for oulte come ttmo and are rof)oetod in <br />8 aevornl oxtating Dlans for the Clty of Springfield, ea woll as <br />9 w111emalane plane. <br />10 And Island Park showc up in those plans in forma <br />11 of tts relationship to the downtown wren, tts physical <br />12 relationship to the downtown. <br />13 Tho park is one of the unfortunately few plnCea <br />14 where the peoDlo of Springfiotd have an opportunity to onJoY <br />15 Lhe rtvera that really geo9raDhlcally define this area. <br />18 Unfortunately, it suffers from lock of an optimum Ohyaicel <br />17 connection between the downtown and the oaric. <br />18 It's kind of In pomp ways tough to find it from <br />19 downtown. 8o several of Lhese plane Lhat 2 referred to earner <br />20 have recognized that for years now nntl recommended sons <br />21 moesuros to improve that -- or variouc aoaauroa to improve that <br />22 physical connection. <br />23 we at Miltametano ape this project. if it's <br />24 located at that site 1, as an opportunity to 1mDrove Lhat <br />25 DhYS1ca1 relat/onahlD. And the roforo. enhance the park's <br />Final EIS 256 New Federal Courthouse <br />