April 18, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
Mayor Pro Tem Jan Fisk proclaimed the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I as World War I remembrance week in the city of Springfield on behalf of our grateful citizens in remembrance of those men of Springfield lost in World War I. The Color Guard and Sons…
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your great response to the first edition of SGF Neighborhood News in January. For our first edition, we did a one-time mailing of just over 21,000 copies to 10 Springfield neighborhoods, and distributed another 10,000 by hand across the city…
How long have you lived in your neighborhood and why do you choose to live there? Fifteen and a half years. I love where I live – Tom Watkins neighborhood. My neighborhood is made up of all walks of life and most of my neighbors are likeminded and big-hearted and…
With its unique heritage as a separate city from 1871 to 1887, north Springfield is rich with art and culture, established neighborhoods with reasonably priced homes, friendly neighbors – and a fierce independence. In a new video series produced by the City of Springfield – called Love Life, Live North…
Please mark your calendar to celebrate all things Route 66 Aug. 11-12 at the seventh annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield. Registration for the 2017 car and motorcycle show is open at route66festivalsgf.com. Printed registration forms are available widely at participating organizations. Events will include the annual Birthplace…
How long have you lived in your neighborhood and why did you choose to live there? My husband and I bought this house about 30 years ago. We lived in a new house in a new subdivision on the south side of town for awhile, but it just didn’t appeal…
Building Development Services Director Chris Straw in February presented to City Council the findings of the Safe Housing Inspection Pilot Program, a 90-day pilot project studying potential action for addressing the City’s chronic nuisance properties to find better ways to ensure public safety against life-safety-housing issues, such as electrical, plumbing,…