City Pools Open Soon

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The Park Board's outdoor pool season opens Monday, May 20, at 1 p.m. Grant Beach, Silver Springs and Westport pools open Monday with Fassnight and Meador pools, along with McGee/McGregor wading pool, opening Tuesday.


Website Gains High Grade for Transparency

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Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to open government, awarded Springfield a Sunny Award in December for having one of the most transparent government websites in the nation. This website received a grade of A-, making it one of just 247 state and local government websites to earn the award.


Trees-for-sidewalks Program Begins with Help from Elementary Students

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The City of Springfield's Public Works Traffic Operations division is now offering a tree-planting benefit (NeighborWoods) in combination with school sidewalk construction in neighborhoods across the city. Through this program, Springfield residents are offered a substantial tree (about 5 feet tall) to be planted on their property, once a school sidewalk has been constructed on their street.


Route 66 Project Fundraiser

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An upcoming City project will celebrate Springfield's history as the birthplace of the iconic "Mother Road." It was in Springfield on April 30, 1926 that officials first proposed U.S. 66 as the name of the new Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway. Traces of Route 66 are still visible in downtown Springfield, along Kearney Street, Glenstone Avenue, College and St. Louis streets, and Chestnut Expressway.


  1. Top News
  2. Jobs
  3. Bids
  4. Traffic

For bid documents and addenda on the opportunities below, and for full information on the City's bidding process, visit the Bid Processing Center.

166-2013 RFP SOFT DRINK PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 5/21/13
167-2013 IFB HAY (FOOD FOR ZOO ANIMALS) 5/21/13
168-2013 RFQ PIZZA 5/22/13
169-2013 IFB 15 PASSENGER SHUTTLE BUS 5/29/13

Notices to Contractors are not administered by the Bid Processing Center. For information on these, please visit the Public Works page.

Type Address & Location Details
Traffic Control E I44 & N US65 [RAMP EB TO SB] Status: Reported
Created on: 18-MAY-2013 12:24:26
House Fire S GOLDEN AVE & W MOUNT VERNON ST  Status: Reported
Created on: 18-MAY-2013 12:23:24

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Busch Municipal Building
840 Boonville Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802
417.864.1000


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All City Council meetings, most Tuesday Council lunches, and other select events are live streamed on the web. Shortly before each live streamed event, video links appear right here and on CityView's page.

Next Live Event:


City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., May 20


draft, field guide 2030

The community's next 20-year strategic plan, Field Guide 2030, is now being rolled out in DRAFT form. Read about the process and vision your fellow citizens have for the Springfield area in the year 2030.