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A court case in Greene County is currently underway to find whether local attorney Ted Salveter III is guilty of harassment against Springfield City Councilman Abe McGull and his wife, lawyer Crista Hogan.
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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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On Monday night, Springfield City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to send a 3/4-cent sales tax measure to voters. The proposed tax measure would pay for public safety efforts and community projects.
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Vision Zero is a push to eliminate as many traffic deaths and severe injuries as possible. Later this summer, Springfield City Council could adopt the idea — and seek federal money to fund it.
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The bill discussed Monday night would redirect a few thousand short of $700,000 in unused American Rescue Plan Act funds towards a number of projects.
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Amid a meeting agenda loaded with several bills funding tourism promotion, Springfield City Council voted to approve a local company's bid to renovate the historic Jefferson Avenue Footbridge. The bridge could reopen next year.
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Springfield’s new budget includes $507.3 million in spending, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
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Along with revenues from Springfield’s voter-approved quarter-cent capital improvements sales tax, rental payments from a new workforce development building would help pay back the bonds.
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Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams said crime in Missouri’s third-largest city continues to trend downwards.
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Springfield Mayor Ken McClure was elected to the office back in 2017 following a stint as a council member. On Thursday morning, he delivered an emotional speech for his final State of the City address.