Legislative powers of the city are vested in the City Council, consisting of five members elected citywide and one from each of the city's eight wards, for two-year terms. Bill Eddington: "I'd like to see the hotel stay open. Endorsed Springfield City Council Candidates - April 2021 - Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Endorsed Springfield City Council Candidates - April 2021 Multiple seats for Springfield City Council will be up for election on April 6, 2021, and there are several candidates running for each seat. (in alphabetical order). She is the CEO and lead consultant at Lenica Consulting Group and is a part-time professor at Drury College teaching music therapy and certification in diversity, equity and inclusion. SPRINGFIELD Most incumbents on the city council and school committee roared to victory Tuesday night, but with some close contests and some new faces added. The seat is open after Marcus Williams resigned from the city council in May. One lost to a challenger, and the other three are headed to runoffs in April after failing to secure more than 50 percent of the vote. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. (Peter Goonan / The Republican). 6.3. He will face off against Melanie Bach. The landslide defeat of that rezoning more than 70% voted no was the culmination of several years of legal challenges and organizing by the GVNA. BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022 FOR STANDARD RATES. Here are the candidates for each position. David Yankee: "Illinois is the third-(largest) state for people leaving and Springfield is one of the top cities in Illinois that people are leaving from. Ollis is the chairman of Ollis/Akers/Arney Insurance Agency. by each individual candidates response (as a PDF). The city of Springfield, Illinois, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on April 4, 2023. Filing to run for next year's city council elections begin next week. Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. Mayor Incumbent Mayor Ken McClure has raised a total of $69,359 for his final. All rights reserved. In Los Angeles, the county board and city council have long been dominated by homeowners. Editor's note: This is one of a series of articles previewing candidates vying in the April 4 consolidated election. Springfield Election Specialist Chelsea Parmentier, left, and Deputy Election Commissioner Shavena Martin, right, work as results come in on Nov. 2, 2021. Roy Williams, Jr.: "The mayor has always fought to keep the Wyndham relevant and a big part of Springfield. Here are responses from the 12 candidates vying for seats on the Springfield City Council. For some reason, people enjoy that. I would actually look at bringing back the option of a hotel and apartments. Zach Roth. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The City Clerk's office says Mayor Ken . Her opponent for the General Seat C race, Jeremy Dean, has only raised $975 and spent less than a $100 of that. He did not immediately respond to the News-Leader. While recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri (for those 21 and older), individual cities still have the right to enact . Reached by the News-Leader, Bach said she has not decided whether she will run for mayor but is strongly considering a run. Horton was appointed to fill a vacancy representing northwest Springfield in 2022. Springfield Daily Citizen 901 S National Ave Springfield, MO 65897, Mayor faces challenger, 3 seats to be decided through duels among newcomers, 3 incumbents arent running, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), The Springfield City Council at the end of 2022. The Greene County Clerk is the election authority for the county and its political subdivisions, including Springfield, and is responsible for conducting all public elections. A Springfield resident since 1989, Oakley said if elected, he wants to work to make the city a safe place to raise a family. Nokes did not report any donations from the Springfield Police Officers Association or Greene County Deputies Association, which have endorsed his candidacy. Instead, he will step away from the City Council and concentrate on a new mixture of personal, professional and public service ventures. Would you support targeting any remaining ARCA (COVID) funds for infrastructure repairs and modernization in the older neighborhoods of our city? . Incumbent Mayor Ken McClure has raised a total of $69,359 for his final reelection campaign $43,882 in this quarter. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. The regular filing deadline for this election was December 19, 2022, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was February 2, 2023. His goal is to help people know more about what projects their government is involved in, and how their tax dollars are being spent. I certainly don't want that to happen so I would like to see it stay as a hotel. Federal courts | City Council Springfield City government is based on the Council/Manager system. In council races where the incumbents petitioned and filed for reelection, there are no challengers. Apply today! The visitors keep our small businesses in downtown open.". Would you support expanding large item pick up to allow residents to place large items curbside/alley side with weekly pickups, either collected by waste haulers or the city public works department? Ollis is also the founder of Restore SGF, which aims to promote homeownership and rehabilitate housing in Springfields historic neighborhoods. Sam Cahnman: "The owner of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel had some idea to acquire the Wyndham and building a skybridge between the two hotels. (KY3) - Filing for seats on the Springfield City Council closed on Monday. James Gardiner faced several scandals in his first term on the City Council; Jessica Gutierrez is poised for a runoff to replace Ariel Reboyras after falling 300 votes short in 2019. Perez will replace Ward 1 Councilor Gumersindo Gomez, who chose not to seek election after being selected by the council in March to fill the vacancy created when his son, Adam Gomez, was elected state senator in 2020. The referendum zoning proposal met overwhelming defeat, with 32,862 voters saying, No., Rance Burger covers local government for the Daily Citizen. As of Feb. 23, the Good Government Committee has donated $9,682 to his campaign. Candidates for City Council (in alphabetical order) Candidate biographies, their vision for Springfield and links to candidate websites and other contact information are below. Bach cut her teeth in electoral campaigns on the recently defeated ballot measure that would have allowed rezoning for a development across the street from Sequiota Park. within each race with 2 or more candidates as a comparison (also as a PDF). SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Along with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's historic election night loss Tuesday, none of the four people she has appointed to the City Council during her term won their races outright. That requires an overseas trip, and were going to do that, Ollis said. I think the plan that I last heard which was a good idea was 250 apartments and the rest would be hotel rooms, which I heard would give us the hotel rooms we need for the size of conventions that come in to Springfield. U.S. President | for school bus mass casualty incident training, Stone County 911 looks to add funds from voters in Aprils election. Roy Williams Jr.: "The first thing we have to do is accept . Zone 1- Monica Horton is the incumbent and unopposed. To keep people here, there's going to have to be some changes and there's going to have to be places where they can go that's affordable. Larry Rockford: "I would support anything to keep the doors open, even talking with Scott Dahl (about) what's the need for rooms (and) the availability compared to rental spots. The race will feature Callie Carroll and Jeremy Dean. 0:04 0:57 Two candidates are running in the May 17 election to fill the Springfield City Council Ward 5 seat: Mark Molina and Victoria Doyle. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with 15 years experience in journalism. 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Chamber-backed Good Government Committee endorses in mayor, council races, 'If we do not grow, we will decline': Development takes center stage in mayoral contest, Generational battle in Zone 3 council race over public safety, equity, neighborhood trust, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy, $5,000 - William Darr - Retired International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. founder, $5,000 - Gail Smart - Wife of Missouri State University President Clif Smart, $500 - Thomas Prater - Former Springfield City Council member, $500 - Chandler Carlson - Wife of former mayor and Springfield Daily Citizen publisher Tom Carlson, $500 - Hal Higdon - Ozarks Technical Community College chancellor, $500 - Brian Fogle - Community Foundation of the Ozarks president, $500 - Jim Anderson - Former Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce president, $250 - Andrew Doolittle - Developer of Loose Goose, approved by City Council in 2022. Reached by the News-Leader, Ollis confirmed he plans to run for re-election. Those seeking a zone-specific seat need to collect 100 signatures of registered voters who live in that particular zone. Here are what Springfield City Council and mayoral candidates have raised so far in the municipal campaign. Editor's note: This is one of a series of articles previewing candidates vying in the April 4 consolidated election. David Nokes also picked up a packet to run for the seat. They seek out and look for towns our size.". "(They say), 'We need the roads fixed.' David Wagner of LAist News reports. Incumbent Abe McGull confirmed with the News-Leader his intention to run a second time for his northeast Springfield council seat, which he was elected to in 2019. Nokes' largest donations came from the Wilson family, founders of the local Rapid Roberts gas station chain. McClure has received funds from several political PACs that have endorsed his candidacy. Rockford is vying with two other candidates Jason Ratts, a former Sangamon County Board member and David Yankee, a local financial advisor to replace the retiring John Fulgenzi, who is leaving the City Council after eight years in service. State legislature | Horton has previously announced her intention to run for the seat she was appointed to this year. Since the beginning of the campaign, Lee has donated $6,020 of his own money. If we have to find some new manager for the hotel, that's fine, but I would not be in favor of converting these into apartments. Mayor & City Council - City of Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Home About Visitors Residents Business Government Contact Home Government Mayor & City Council Mayor & City Council - Meets on 2nd Tuesday of the month, 4:30 p.m., City Hall Mayor Chris Essex Willie Ellery Carolyn Hardin Chuck Polin Brooke Coulter Terrance McCain Lance Smith More:Matthew Simpson appointed to Springfield City Council. We don't have other spaces to build a brand new hotel and what was brought forward with turning more of the building into apartments was not what the residents of Ward 5 wanted to see. Mark Mahoney, Chair Published March 3, 2023 at 11:26 AM CST. To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com, See the candidates for Springfield City Council seats in April, National Park Service says never push a slower friend down when escaping a bear, Springfield police ask for help to identify suspects after SUV hit a gas pump, Webster County, Mo. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Before his time in city government, Ollis served as president of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and helped form the Good Government Committee, a separate entity that recruits and trains residents to run for city council, along with raising money for favored candidates. According information filed with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, Oakley has $1,222.44 in his campaign account. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections . SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Springfield City Council has voted to approve the Heartland Continuum of Care Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness. The largest single donor in many of the competitive races is the Springfield Good Government Committee, a joint PAC between the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield. The candidates include commissioners Rob Rue and . One lives in Germany, and Ollis and his wife plan to go and visit her. Here are responses from the 12 candidates vying for seats on the Springfield City Council. Ive never served exclusively on a campaign or anything like that, Oakley said. (function(){var ml="fe.Nonpd0iO4%gIrlSC",mi="9504<;8A6?95=091@7>B:324?=",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j