Plan for Campustown district gets face-lift
By Mike Monson
Sunday March 30, 2008
Heather Coit
Construction is seen on Green Street between Second and Fourth streets in Champaign along the University of Illinois campus.
CHAMPAIGN – A plan that city staff members are finalizing eventually could lead to higher property taxes for some East Green Street property owners, much denser development in the western part of Campustown, a campus parking deck and a multimillion- dollar extension of the streetscape.
The plan could lead to an eventual reshaping of the Green Street corridor, which already is undergoing a boom with a 24-story apartment building and a seven-story retail and office building currently under construction.
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