SGF looking for Wastewater Improvements Task Force volunteers
With the changing regulations on wastewater, SGF has some improvements to make and seeks citizen voices in drawing out the plan.
Be Better: Lose the bottle
Americans use 2 million bottles of water every five minutes (not an embellishment). Save cash and cut out the environmental damage by picking up a refillable bottle.
Eastland Farmers Market provides SGF’s lone permanent market
SGFers now have farmers markets available five days out the week, including this season’s new permanent location. Shop local, fresh and in season.
From the city: Uniform Crime Report January to June 2010
SGF Police Department’s Uniform Crime Report shows increase in general crime for first half of 2010.
Sections of three roads closed for repaving
Sections of Walnut, Jefferson and St. Louis are closed for repaving, starting today.
Kitchen Community Garden looking for volunteers, an update from WFNA
Well Fed Neighbor is staying active through the summer heat. You can get involved. Bodies are needed to continue cultivating community food missions in SGF.
From the city: Training event and presentation for Smart Irrigation Month
SGF Mayor Jim O’Neal will make a presentation during an informal training session on smart irrigation. It’s all pushing to waste less water on ornamental grass.
SGF cuts recycling dropoff location
City takes a (hopefully temporary) step in the wrong direction as recyclers are urged to use different dropoff after West College location gets the axe.
Get out and vote on SGF tax continuation
The tax is a continuation, not an increase, that’s been around for more than two decades. Whether you want it to stick around or end, today’s the day you make your voice heard. Go vote.
Community notebook: Proposed SGF Public School budget grim, clothing bank, poetry slam, K2 banned, and more
Random news bits including the gut-wrenching Springfield Public Schools budget proposals, K2 gets banned, measles in Missouri, and more.
South Campbell lane closure starting Tuesday
From the city: The outside northbound lane in the 3700 block of South Campbell Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 11 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 14, 2010, or until work is completed, for storm water pipe installation.
Value of a signature: Breaking down the broken down JQH development contract
John Q Hammons doesn’t really like the terms of the contract he signed after all to team an Embassy Suites with the Expo Center on St. Louis Street. This is your simple guide of what to take from what’s got SGF stirring.
Drill time! SGF Fire Department putting on a Mass Decon Exercise today @ 5:30
If you drive by the corner of Cherry Street and Florence Avenue today on your way home from work and see the Springfield Fire Department urgently helping 50 to 100 people take their clothes off, please know that what you’re witnessing is not one of the following: 1. A scene for a movie soon to [...]
Burris to JQH: Start building
City Manager Greg Burris essentially dropped the hammer on developer John Q Hammons on Monday. If JQH doesn’t begin building the promised development, SGF will buy the land back for $1.
Bike Springfield Tips: Quickest roads
Which roads are best when biking the long ventures across town? Here’s our list of favorite streets to get us from A to B.
