The local observance of the 47th Earth Day is an offering of a variety of activities celebrating the outdoors and encouraging environmental stewardship. A complete schedule of events for the month of April is available at http://www.springfieldmo.gov/earthmonth. What originally began as a one-day event has now expanded to include all…
Author: Kristen Milam, Public Information, for SGFNN
Residents learned more about the Grand Street bridge project at an open house 5-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in the community room at Fire Station No. 8, 1405 S. Scenic Avenue. [pullquote]Construction for the Grand Street bridge project is estimated to begin by fall, with completion by spring 2018. The current…
Neighbors, patrons, historians and interested citizens are invited to participate in a visioning process to develop a long-term plan for the future of Springfield’s historic Hazelwood Municipal Cemetery. With the help of Drury University’s Hammons School of Architecture, this vision will be developed over a series of four public workshops,…
Springfield Public Works has committed to investing more than $8 million over 18 months in infrastructure updates in the northwest quadrant of the city, including approximately 13,700 linear feet of new sidewalks in Bissett, Doling, Heart of the Westside, and Westside neighborhoods ($500,000) and several stormwater improvement projects. Progress has…