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The six-story apartment building in downtown Springfield has been without working elevators. It serves low-income residents, many of whom are elderly and/or disabled.
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Recently, Midwest Newsroom has been working on a multi-part series called Unhoused/Unschooled. KSMU's Gregory Holman interviewed Midwest Newsroom reporter Kavahn Mansouri on how the taxpayer-funded system struggles to care for vulnerable kids, especially in rural communities.
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In the 2010s, the homeownership rate in Missouri’s third-largest city collapsed by 17 percentage points. Today, Springfield homeownership has recovered a bit, but it still doesn’t form a majority of city residents — as it once did. Now, the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground on a project to address housing.
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Just ahead of the holiday weekend, Missouri’s third-largest city announced it's taking additional action against the owners of a downtown building for low-income residents.
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Springfield City Council held a public hearing Monday on whether to send a 3/4-cent sales tax proposal to voters in November. But in a long debate, Council heard many residents who want to see sales tax spending put toward the city’s urgent housing needs.
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Last fall, Springfield City Council began a discussion as to whether housing should be one of the key policy positions for Missouri’s third-largest city. On Monday night, they made it official.
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On Thursday, officials with Springfield nonprofit The Gathering Tree revealed why they closed down their Revive 66 homeless campground last week. They say the change will ultimately result in more “ultra-affordable housing” in Missouri’s third-largest city.
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On Tuesday, the Revive 66 homeless campground in northwest Springfield announced it was closed until further notice, cutting off walk-up shelter access for homeless men in the area.
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A local union of people who rent their homes criticized Springfield City Council for considering whether to use more COVID-19 relief money on plans to improve Cooper Park and Killian Park — despite Springfield’s issues with poverty and housing.
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At least 10 local residents addressed City Council on the topic of housing at the most recent meeting. Many were advocates with Springfield Tenants Unite seeking local reforms.