After hearing from hundreds of speakers and reading tens of thousands of written and transcribed comments since first passing an ordinance in July requiring face coverings in public spaces, Springfield City Council at its Oct. 5 meeting passed a new ordinance to extend the requirement through Jan. 9, 2021. The…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
At its Sept. 21 meeting, City Council approved an amended bill to rezone approximately 4.2 acres along Lone Pine Avenue across the street from Sequiota Park. Elevation Enterprises plans a mixed-use development with two new multi-family residential buildings and four existing buildings for commercial and residential use. The amendment reduced the…
In September, the community at large and residents of the West Central Neighborhood Alliance, Fassnight neighborhood and downtown Springfield shared their vision for the future of the Grant Avenue Parkway project in four virtual public engagement sessions and a community input survey. Input from the visioning phase will be used…
Due to lower than expected costs on multiple Proposition S projects, an estimated $20.96 million is available to build a new York Elementary School on its current site at 2100 W. Nichols. York, along with Pipkin Middle School, was identified by the Community Task Force on Facilities as “next in…
Demolition of Fire Station 4 (located on the boundary between the Doling Park and Robberson neighborhoods) will begin in late November with construction for its replacement complete in 2021. Pennington said that Fire Station 4, which was built in the 1950s, has long exceeded its usefulness. “We look forward to…
At its Sept. 8 meeting, City Council is expected to amend Council Bill 2020-187, which would rezone approximately 4.2 acres at 3503, 3521, 3527, and 3535 S. Lone Pine Avenue from R-SF, Single-family Residential, GR, General Retail, and LB, Limited Business District, to Planned Development No. 374. Rezoning applicant Elevation…
Congratulations to the Delaware Dragons on winning the fall league championship, and thanks to Coach Phil Barber!
Several Springfield Police Department officers lined the sidewalk and hallways of Field Elementary to support Morgan Walsh, daughter of fallen Officer Chris Walsh, on her first day of school. Officer Walsh died in the line of duty after being shot while attempting to rescue a shooting victim at the Kum &…
In August, the construction crew working on BIg Shots Golf was busy installing the poles along the perimeter of the nets. According to O’Reilly Hospitality Management, Big Shots will open this fall.
If you have a green thumb and a heart for volunteering, Richard’s Roots, a.k.a, the Grant Beach Community Garden, needs you. Since the passing of its former gardener Richard Napieralski, the garden has fallen into disrepair. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Peggy at 417-619-4726. On Sept. 16,…