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SEDA approves purchasing land in Glenwood This property is in the same area where two developers are bidding to build along the Willamette River waterfront. Posted: May 11, 2021 7:10 AM Updated: May 11, 2021 3:51 PM Posted By: Connor McCarthy SPRINGFIELD, Ore.-- The Springfield Economic Development Agency approved the purchase of a half-acre of the private property Monday night. The board gave the green light for the city manager to negotiate the purchase of the land for no more than $688,000. This property is in the same area where two developers are bidding to build along the Willamette Ri...

By Tim Morris The people of Springfield will be impacted by an important decision that the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) has to make and we must carefully consider the long-term effects of this decision. That includes looking at who does or doesn’t benefit from it.  Both proposals that came before SEDA last week are bold in scale, no doubt. While there has been a steady drumbeat of interest in developing this riverfront land over the last decade, what is noteworthy is that these two proposals have come to SEDA outside of a formal solicitation process. While on the surface,...

Cars fly by on Franklin Boulevard, whooshing through Glenwood, some occasionally honking in support of the dozen demonstrators in front of Camp Putt Adventure Golf Park on April 11. The demonstrators are Glenwood residents, some property owners, some renters, holding signs that say “Parks not hotels” and “Rivers over profit.” Just a few hundred steps away is the site of a potential 20-story hotel complex that would occupy Willamette riverfront property, across from Island Park. The residents say they’re upset the current proposals could impact their neighborhood and the Willamette R...

Two developers hope for the chance to transform space along the Willamette River in Glenwood.  Glenwood Development, LLC, and LOCALIS Partners presented their plans to transform city-owned property along Franklin Boulevard on Monday night during a meeting of the Springfield Economic Development Agency.  One has proposed a development that would include the largest hotel and conference center between Portland and San Francisco. The other has partnered with nearby property owners to propose a sports-anchored development that would help two local teams move up to a higher league of play and ...