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City Council approves $7.5 million for 1st and Main in Springfield

1st and Main would be built on the southern edge of the Historic Springfield neighborhood.
Jacksonville Daily Record
1st and Main would be built on the southern edge of the Historic Springfield neighborhood.

A proposed multifamily and commercial project in Historic Springfield has been approved for financial support from the city.

The Jacksonville City Council voted 19-0 this week to award $7.5 million in property tax and cash incentives for 1st and Main, a 202-unit apartment complex proposed by Corner Lot Development Group.

The site, 1148 N. Main St., is on the southern edge of the Historic Springfield neighborhood north of Downtown.

Read the rest of this story at the Jacksonville Daily Record, a WJCT News partner.