Sports Tourism Facilities

The city commissioned Sports Facilities Advisory to do a market analysis to understand if a new sports complex was built in Springfield, could it be successful. A variety of aspects were reviewed including boosting hotel occupancy, positively impacting economic development, and being an accessible and family-friendly sports destination. The analysis provided insight to both indoor and outdoor facilities.


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YMCA

The YMCA will construct a new state of the art community facility including a multi-purpose room, a youth center for day camp, gymnasium, 8-lane swimming pool, running track, and a new gymnastics center. The $34 million project is expected to be complete by the fall of 2020.

Ramp

The City partners with the Springfield Center for Independent Living (SCIL) to build accessibility ramps in low-income census tracts in Springfield. To learn more about this program, call 217-789-2377.

TIF Exterior Rehab

The TIF Exterior Rehabilitation Program helps homeowners in the Enos Park TIF and Far East TIF districts do targeted external repairs on their homes. These repairs can make a huge difference in the appearance of the home! For more information, call 217-789-2377.

TIF Center @ 501

The former First United Methodist Church downtown, renamed to Centre @ 501, represents a shared vision of many partners. More than $8.4 million has been invested in this adaptive-reuse development, including $1,682,000 in TIF funds from the City. Centre @ 501 has been redeveloped and restored into a property with a variety of uses including twenty-five residential rental apartments, office, and commercial space.



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