Two of Springfield’s most underserved areas are getting brand-new fire stations while two of its oldest stations will be demolished and rebuilt, thanks to the renewal of the Level Property Tax in November 2017. “We are keeping our promise to Springfield voters,” said Fire Chief David Pennington. Two of the…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
At its Feb. 24 meeting, Springfield City Council adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) with a few local amendments. The IPMC is a model code that regulates the maintenance requirements for existing buildings and houses. The code is published every three years and provides a road map to…
Representatives from the Springfield Police Department, including each neighborhood’s PAR (Police Area Representative) will share the 2019 top 10 dispatched calls for service for each neighborhood at the May 13 Neighborhood Advisory Council meeting. “Each PAR officer will also share a project of their choosing to combat one of the…
Springfield Fire Department firefighters will begin going door to door in the Oak Grove neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 29 as the department continues efforts to ensure that every Springfield resident has adequate warning of a fire in their home. “We finished our canvass of the Delaware neighborhood Feb. 22 and…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks’ O’Reilly Center for Hope – a community hub focusing on improving the lives of individuals, families with children and veterans who need help to becoming housed and self-sufficient – is taking shape in the former Pepperdine Elementary School at 1518 E. Dale with plans to…
Less than two years after opening its doors, a one-stop center for those experiencing domestic or family violence will relocate to the former Tefft School at 1418 E. Pythian. Springfield Public Schools in July 2019 sold the 20,694-square-foot Tefft School building and 2-acre lot as surplus property to Greene County…
The City of Springfield will begin construction to demolish three vacant buildings along Boonville – 827, 833 and 843-845 N. Boonville. The buildings have been acquired by the City over the past few years because they are in disrepair and are considered to be dangerous buildings. A paved municipal parking…
At a joint City Council Lunch meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission and Forward SGF Advisory Team Tuesday, Jan. 28, planning consultant Houseal Lavigne Associates and Planning and Development staff presented an overview of the Forward SGF Issues and Opportunities Report, which identifies critical issues and opportunities that should be addressed…
Springfield’s Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations is asking the community to complete a short survey about inclusion in Springfield. The survey is available at https://tinyurl.com/SGFinclusion through March 20. Paper surveys can be picked up at Springfield-Greene County Library district branches. “We need responses from as many people as possible…
The community will again have the opportunity to provide input to help craft the vision for the future of Springfield with three visioning workshops planned for Jan. 28 and 29 as part of the Forward SGF comprehensive planning process. “The goal for the visioning workshops is to generate a shared…