70 TAPLEY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104. He also was previously a member of the chamber's Development Issues Input Group. Would you support targeting any remaining ARCA (COVID) funds for infrastructure repairs and modernization in the older neighborhoods of our city? Haaker is competing with Jennifer Notariano, a former Springfield City Treasurer candidate and state employee, to replace Kristin DiCenso in Ward 6 of the Springfield City Council. The seat is open after Marcus Williams resigned from the city council in May. In District 4, incumbent Peter Murphy won by a slim margin, 1,323-1,249, over Ayanna C. Crawford. All rights reserved. We have provided the candidate answers in 3 ways: Download ALL Candidate STATEMENTS (6 page PDF), Download ALL Candidate SURVEY RESPONSES (79 page PDF), Download ALL Candidate SURVEY ANSWERS (43 page PDF), Candidate responses to ICON survey, interviews, statements, Sponsorship opportunities are available year-round as an Annual Sponsor or for the ICON Annual Celebration, held in November of each year. 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? Much of the expenditures have gone to Victory Enterprises, a political consulting firm based in Iowa. Public policy. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. District 4 represents Wards 2 and 8. He has also received a pair of $50 donations from outgoing councilman Schilling and the Greater Springfield Central Labor Council. Elections Lee is a civil engineer who previously worked for the city of Springfield, and also served on the Springfield Board of Adjustment. Ward 1 City Council Candidates Chuck Redpath (incumbent) ^Back to top. Incumbent councilors who were headed for victory Tuesday after being unopposed on the ballot were: Michael Fenton in Ward 2, and Marcus J. Williams in Ward 5 and Timothy C. Allen in Ward 7. Carrol did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the News-Leader. I have been in the community for 41 years, Perez said. BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022 FOR STANDARD RATES. David Wagner of LAist News reports. 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 Calvin Pitts (write-in): "If and when I become alderman, I know that they've already proposed to have a casino there, which is always going to be an attraction to the downtown area. Would you support funding to fully implement and operationalize a publicly accessible database for tracking city code violations? I thought that was a good idea when you were looking at a company coming to our city and willing to invest that amount of money into a project here, to bring things back up to code (and) to make it a livable, nice and attractive area.". ATTN: ISABEL PUPPOLO (413) 750-2803. Content may not be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the Springfield Daily Citizen or the partner organization that produced the content. Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey. General C- Andrew Lear will not run for re-election. Ollis has been a leader in Forward SGF from its inception, and will be one of its first 11 directors. The City Manager is appointed by Council to be the chief executive and administrative officer of the City. Now that a developer has exited redeveloping the Wyndham, what plan could you support to keep the hotel open? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. April 2023 candidates for Springfield City Council Mayor: Ken McClure, Melanie Bach Zone 1: Monica Horton Zone 2: Abe McGull Zone 3: David Nokes, Brandon Jenson General C: Callie Carroll, Jeremy Dean General D: Derek Lee, Bruce Adib-Yazdi Rance Burger Rance Burger covers local government for the Daily Citizen. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Jennifer Notariano: "The main thing is making sure that we get people to put money in it. 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. How would that "welcome" extend to businesses and companies? You're right next to the convention center in the heart of downtown.". The regular filing deadline for this election was December 19, 2022, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was February 2, 2023. Here are responses from the 12 candidates vying for seats on the Springfield City Council. Two individuals are running against Ollis so far. In her citywide City Council campaign, Callie Carroll has raised $16,383, but has only spent $292. Parts of MacArthur Boulevard to be closed starting Monday for water main repair, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In order to get people in there, rental properties are probably the best way to keep it open, because it's income coming in, but who are they going to get to go in there?". The candidate filing deadline for the primary election with the City of Springfield is March 3, 2022. 0:57 Filing to run for next year's city council elections begin next week. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. The two are vying to take the spot that will be. Zone 3- Mike Schilling is not running again. Adib-Yazdi, according to his online resume, is a past president of the Ozark Greenways Board of Directors, and is the vice president of development for the Vecino Group in Springfield. We provided all candidates with a Survey of 15 Questions of issues that are important to ICON members and our Springfield Community. Ive been doing the fight for my community for those past 41 years. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 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. Horton was appointed to fill a vacancy representing northwest Springfield in 2022. They really want to see everyone do well, including our kids., He added relationships are one of the things that are super important to me and one of the things I want to see the city excel at., Oakley, 35, a husband and father of three, is the Massachusetts regional director for The Literacy Lab. Council President Terrance Freeman said the City Council meeting slated to start at 9 a.m. Friday will go as long as it takes to produce a new map ordered by U.S. District Judge Marcia. We need to support the hard work that the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau is doing by bringing those conferences to town by keeping the hotel rooms downtown. Current school committee member Maria Perez was elected Tuesday to take the Ward 1 council seat, running unopposed. The 12 candidates vying in five wards with contested races weigh-in on the downtown dilemma and all back some variation of a hotel School committee incumbents who were reelected without opposition were Barbara J. Gresham in District 2 and Christopher Collins in District 3. The building itself and what it means to Springfield, he's always fought for it. According information filed with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, Oakley has $1,222.44 in his campaign account. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. ICON How to Start a Neighborhood Association, Download Misty Buschers 2023 Candidate Survey, https://archive.org/download/icon-mayoral-candidate-interviews-2023-misty-buscher/ICON%20Mayoral%20Candidate%20Interviews%20%E2%80%93%20Misty%20Buscher.mp3, Download Jim Langfelders 2023 Candidate Survey, https://archive.org/download/icon-mayoral-candidate-interviews-2023-jim-langfelder/ICON%20Mayoral%20Candidate%20Interviews%20%E2%80%93%20Jim%20Langfelder.mp3. In Los Angeles, the county board and city council have long been dominated by homeowners. Federal courts | Tourism is a big industry for downtown Springfield. He said he plans to interact with residents by planning monthly events with his campaign team long before the primary election on Sept. 12 while balancing the responsibilities at his job and raising his children. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Galloway vote has implications far beyond neighborhood as both sides worry about precedent, Andy Lear, Mike Schilling not running for city council re-election in 2023, Matthew Simpson appointed to Springfield City Council, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). I would be able to work with all the aldermen there. Formed in 2008, the committee has its own bylaws and a separate governing board and finances from the Chamber and the HBA, according to its website. David Nokes has raised $9,634 for his Zone 3 campaign, compared to just $1,470 raised by his opponent Brandon Jenson. Nokes has spent $4,336 so far in the campaign and has $2,366 on hand. The April municipal election will decide Springfield's mayor and five other seats on council. The Springfield City Council will meet on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 6:00pm for a Work Session. District 2 represents Wards 4 and 5, and District 3 represents Wards 6 and 7. Election Returns November 8th, 2022 Springfield vote tallies for the November 8th, 2022 Election will be posted here after the polls close at 8 pm. Adib-Yazdi has donated $1,000 of his own money to his campaign. The referendum zoning proposal met overwhelming defeat, with 32,862 voters saying, No., Rance Burger covers local government for the Daily Citizen. He attributes his inspiration for running for City Council to his work with the nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., which connects pre-K through 3rd grade students in communities experiencing racial and economic inequalities with literacy tutors. Counties | Specifications and bid forms will be available beginning September 6 . All rights reserved (About Us). We are a city that hosts a lot of conferences and it would diminish our ability to hold those conferences downtown if we don't have those hotel rooms.". Contributor Title. Derek Lee and Bruce Adib-Yazdi will compete for the open seat. The April municipal election will decide Springfield's mayor and five other seats on council. Other councilors reelected at large, in order, were Jesse Lederman, Kateri B. Walsh, Sean Curran and Tracye Whitfield. Springfield Election Specialist Chelsea Parmentier, left, and Deputy Election Commissioner Shavena Martin, right, work as results come in on Nov. 2, 2021.