Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor

After a series of traffic studies in response to Woodland Heights neighbors’ concerns, Public Works reconfigured stop signs at multiple intersections in the neighborhood at the end of November. The following intersections are marked to alert drivers to the change: Chase Street and Lyon Avenue is now a four-way stop.…

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Those wishing to serve on Springfield’s City Council can download informational packets on the City’s website. Petitions must be obtained through the City Clerk’s office by submitting the Run for City Council form and attending a virtual information session via Zoom with the City Clerk.  Petitions must be turned in to the Office of…

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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…

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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…

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