Welcome to the neighborhood!! I was recently in a conversation with someone who said, “Springfield is a city of neighborhoods.” That comment stuck to me like velcro and I think about it a lot. I also often reflect on how diverse our neighborhoods are and I truly believe we should celebrate…
Author: Becky Volz for SGFNN
We have just wrapped up another season of Clean Green SGF. It was very successful and made a huge impact in our neighborhoods for neighbors needing a little more time to toss unwanted clutter and items. Who knew that getting rid of tires, TVs and mattresses could be so exciting?!…
Residents encouraged to reach out to neighborhood associations for help Enforcement of current codes is one of the first things mentioned when citizens are asked what is needed to bring improvements in our neighborhoods. We have been, for quite some time now, a complaint- based enforcement system. But that is…
Each year, the Neighborhood Advisory Council advocates to City leadership for resources to support Springfield’s 24 registered neighborhoods. The focus areas for the upcoming 2024-25 budget include additional neighborhood clean-ups, more staffing for Building Development Services to address blighted properties, and funding for the implementation of Forward SGF. Annual neighborhood…
Neighborhood leaders who come to the quarterly Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) meetings represent you and the concerns and progress in your neighborhood. It is an avenue whereby we can request change and create a healthier community. Neighborhood leaders are designated from the neighborhood association in each neighborhood. The volunteer board of directors…
It was in June of 2020, the early stages of our city’s Forward SGF Comprehensive Plan, that I received the first draft of the Housing & Neighborhoods vision statement and goals. There it was – the 20-year plan. (They had started on the plan in June of 2019). Our City…
Our neighborhoods thrive on the volunteers who give their time and talents to our neighborhoods. When we volunteer in our neighborhoods, on projects and events (like cleanups, painting fences, cleaning gutters, landscaping, ice cream socials, Neighborhood Night Out, etc.), everyone matters and every hour volunteered makes a difference. To make…
Milestones accomplished! We are now 24 registered neighborhoods who are a part of the Neighborhood Advisory Council. We have increased our voice when we advocate to the City for the needs and concerns of our neighborhoods. I encourage you all to connect with your neighborhood association and work together on your…
Are you as tired as we are of driving through the neighborhood and seeing large items on the curb waiting to be reused, repurposed or tossed!? If so, let’s do something about it! You’ll need a truck and trailer, volunteers with strong backs, durable gloves and a sense of humor and…
It was five years ago when the Little Fruit Garden got its start, and its name, in Woodland Heights on the south side of Reed Academy on West Atlantic. Named in honor of a long time school secretary at Reed Academy, Janet Little, the garden provides sweet yummy fruit for neighbors…