Programs and Resources
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1. Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC)
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The NAC is an advisory board made up of a representative of each registered neighborhood association in the City. The NAC was created to increase communication between organized neighborhood associations, City Council and City staff. Meetings are held on a bi-monthly basis beginning in January and ending in November, on the second Wednesday at 6pm.1 Learn more on the City of Springfield Website.
1. City of Springfield MO, Neighborhood Advisory Council, n.d., https://www.springfieldmo.gov/2666/Neighborhood-Advisory-Council, 1.
2. Neighborhood Registry
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The Planning and Neighborhoods Team maintains a Registry, online, of all Neighborhood Service Areas and the Registered Neighborhood Organizations that exist within each service area. To be included in this publication, your organization must apply to become a Registered Neighborhood Association as outlined previously.1 Learn more on the City of Springfield website.
1. City of Springfield MO, Neighborhood Registry, n.d., https://www.springfieldmo.gov/703/Neighborhood-Registry, 1.
3. Neighborhood Health Indicators
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Each year, the Planning and Neighborhoods Team provides an updated report of neighborhood health indicators. This report includes information regarding police reports, home ownership rates, voter participation rates, code violations, etc.1 Find your neighborhood's report on the City of Springfield's website.
1. City of Springfield MO, Neighborhood Health Indicators, n.d., https://www.springfieldmo.gov/2697/Neighborhood-Health-Indicators, 1.
4. Neighborhood Sign Program
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This program allows registered neighborhoods the opportunity to design and install signs around the neighborhood perimeter identifying and designating its boundaries for residents and visitors. Contact the Planning and Neighborhoods office for more information.
5. Neighborhood Notifications
The Development Review Division of the Planning and Development
Department will inform each neighborhood organization of zoning cases
within its area. While this information is available to the general
public, City staff proactively provides this information to registered
neighborhood associations. Learn more on the City of Springfield website.
6. Service Requests
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The Planning and Neighborhood Team provides a monthly list of service requests made to the Citizen Resource Center (CRC). Submit a service request on the City of Springfield website.
7. SGF Neighborhood News
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The City of Springfield’s Department of Public Information and Civic Engagement publishes a quarterly newspaper dedicated to the happenings in Springfield’s registered neighborhoods. Neighborhoods have the opportunity to submit articles to the newspaper and receive copies of each addition free of charge. View the current and past editions of the SGFNN on their website.
8. Neighborhood Works Program
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Funded through the 1/4-cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax, Neighborhood Works is intended to fund small-scale capital improvements within officially registered neighborhoods. The program gives residents the opportunity to identify projects they believe will offer the greatest benefit to their area. Contact the Public Works Traffic Engineering Division at (417) 864-1911 for more information.
9. NeighborWoods Program
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Neighborhoods are eligible for free tree plantings in the City rights-of-way through this program, in exchange for a short-term maintenance agreement. For more information contact the NeighborWoods Coordinator at neighborwoods@springfieldmo.gov or visit the City of Springfield website.
10. Neighborhood Mentorship
Neighborhoods can fill out an application to either mentor another neighborhood or be mentored by another neighborhood in different areas of expertise. The program will then match them with a corresponding mentor/mentee. Neighborhoods can sign up to be mentored on this application. Neighborhoods can sign up to mentor another neighborhood on this application.