The City of Springfield is searching for G.W. Brockman in reference to a burial lot in Hazelwood Cemetery. Seventy-five years have passed since the last recorded activity on the site. Read on...

Griesemer has served the City of Springfield for 27 years in various planning roles. He came to the City as a senior planner in 1996. Read on...

Springfield City Council met Nov. 20. A written summary and video recording of the meeting are available. Read on...

City Manager Jason Gage has named Steve Childers as the City of Springfield’s Planning & Development Director, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Childers currently serves as the city administrator of Ozark, Missouri, a position he has held since 2007. Read on...

City Manager Jason Gage has named Jordan L. Paul as City Attorney. Most recently, Paul has served as the City Attorney at the City of Neosho and as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Joplin.

Payne joined the City Nov. 6 and oversees the progress of various development projects and collaborates directly with developers, designers and contractors to streamline the City's development review process. Read on...

Joe Minicozzi, AICP, principal of Asheville, North Carolina-based Urban3, will present “The Economics of Community Design” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Springfield Art Museum. Read on...

A new, spectacular 49-foot holiday tree will be lit at the 2023 Mayor’s Tree Lighting and Holiday Show Nov. 18 in Park Central Square. The five-story tree was made possible in part thanks to a donation from the Hatch Foundation. Read on...

The City of Springfield will receive proposals for discretionary Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding as part of the FY2024-25 funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) until noon on Friday, Dec. 15. Read on...

City Manager Jason Gage has named Jordan L. Paul as City Attorney. Most recently, Paul has served as the City Attorney at the City of Neosho and as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Joplin.

After two public meetings, a public survey and a driving assessment of nearly 48,000 housing structures, City of Springfield Planning & Development staff and APD Urban Planning + Management presented the findings of the Springfield Housing Study. Read on...

A rezoning request for property at the corner of Sunshine Street and National Avenue scheduled to come back before the Planning & Zoning Commission Aug. 24 has been postponed to the Dec. 14 meeting. Read on...

Restore SGF announced its first program to encourage reinvestment and improve neighborhood conditions: a block grant program where neighbors work in teams to create a chain reaction of improvements. Read on...

Lewsader will retire at the end of 2023 after 24 years of service with the City of Springfield. Read on...

The City of Springfield is moving forward with the next phase of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Forward SGF. The Planning & Development Department unveiled plans for the Comprehensive Cit Code Update at City Council’s Tuesday work session. Read on...

The City is set to begin the final phase of Republic Road Widening beginning March 13 providing traffic capacity and safety improvements along one of the busiest retail corridors in Springfield. Read on...

The City has more than 25 standing boards and commissions, providing hundreds of opportunities for citizens to get involved in the community. Read on...