Work is set to begin this summer on Springfield’s third community to house the chronically homeless. The Gathering Tree Inc. broke ground for Eden Village 3 Nov. 30, 2022 at 2419 W. High in the Tom Watkins neighborhood. The Gathering Tree Inc.’s Eden Village 3 will be a duplex tiny…
Author: Melissa Haase, Managing Editor
The City of Springfield welcomes Seminole Holland as its 24th registered neighborhood. This designation means that a neighborhood association has provided the City with proof that the organization is active; and, that it has made efforts to involve residents and property owners from throughout the neighborhood in activities. Registered neighborhoods…
City-selected APD Urban Planning + Management has begun a comprehensive housing condition study of Springfield. Members of the consultant team are driving through north-side neighborhoods to review conditions, although they will review the entire city. The team will collect information on housing types, condition and unit counts of each housing…
The City of Springfield will begin a housing-needs assessment and conditions study by the end of the year. It is anticipated that a consultant will be selected in the next month to perform the assessment. “This will be a data driven study which will be used to identify citywide…
The Springfield Fire Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the rebuilt Fire Station 4 on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 2423 N. Delaware. Fire Station 4 is located on the boundary of the Doling and Robberson neighborhoods. The old station was demolished in March 2021 to make way for the rebuilt…
After a competitive procurement process, the City of Springfield and City Utilities have selected engineering and consulting firm Crawford, Murphy & Tilly as the consultant for the Lake Springfield Master Plan. The plan is projected to be complete by summer 2024. “We are excited and proud to be part of…
Heart of the Westside’s booth at National Night Out in July was hosted by Glenn Gohr, secretary-treasurer of the neighborhood association. Glenn was assisted by Joe Strycharz, who lives in the neighborhood. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn more about the neighborhood association.
The Bass Pro Marathon is right around the corner on Sunday, Nov. 6, 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…
October has been designated as National Pedestrian Safety Month by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration. In 2021, the City’s pedestrian safety program, SGF Yields, celebrated October’s focus on our most vulnerable road users by hosting a Lantern Walk in the…
At its July 25 meeting, City Council approved Restore SGF’s $1 million request from the City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund. The ARPA funding, along with a $300,000 allocation from the City’s 2022-2023 fiscal year budget and investments totaling $240,000 disbursed over three years from Community Foundation of the Ozarks and several banking industry partners,…