Invest DSM Executive Director Amber Lynch presented at the Sept. 7 Council Lunch meeting to answer questions about how Springfield’s Restore SGF program could be patterned after the Des Moines nonprofit. Invest DSM is a collaboration between the City of Des Moines and Polk County created as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
If you are considering serving on your neighborhood association’s board of directors, there are a few basics to be aware of as a new board member. Former City attorney Dan Wichmer, who is now the executive director of Legal Services of Southern Missouri, offers free nonprofit board training to any…
On any given night, about 200 people sleep outside in Springfield because they have nowhere else to go. Every winter, overnight Crisis Cold Weather Shelters open in our community to provide emergency shelter beds. During the 2020-2021 winter, Crisis Cold Weather Shelter sites were open 74 nights and provided 5,907…
October is National Pedestrian safety Month. SGF Yields and the Rountree and Woodland Heights Neighborhood Associations will host lantern walks in their neighborhoods Oct. 2 (Rountree) and Oct. 16 (Woodland Heights) to promote safe walking habits and remind drivers to watch for pedestrians and yield at crosswalks. “The lantern walks…
The connector walkway between Battlefield Street and the walking trail is complete and awaiting additional dirt work and grass seed. The parking lot is complete and the driveway approach from Franklin Avenue to the parking lot and the picnic shelter are in progress. The City of Springfield’s Neighborhood Works capital…
Zone 1 Councilwoman Angela Romine says it only took her about a day to decide to run for City Council last fall. Zone 1 is the northwest quadrant of the city, encompassing all of parts of the Doling, Tom Watkins, Woodland Heights, Robberson, Bissett, Heart of the Westside, Grant Beach,…
The Bass Pro Marathon is right around the corner on Sunday, Nov. 7, and it’s time for neighborhoods to start planning their themes and assigning volunteers. Bass Pro is again setting aside $10,000 to reward the registered neighborhoods for their participation in cheering sections during the marathon. Awards will be…
Woodland Heights neighbors filled 333 backpacks with school supplies for Reed Academy’s Back to School Bash, which included food provided by the Dream Center, a DJ, free haircuts, free ice cream from Springfield Police Department’s Cold Patrol and other giveaways.
Thanks to additional resources allocated by City Council over the last two years, the City’s Building Development Services Department is taking a proactive approach to code enforcement regarding trash and solid waste accumulation in yards, alleys and driveways. Up to four two-person inspector teams have been driving neighborhood streets since…