Neighborhoods
We provide technical assistance and support to neighborhoods interested in becoming a city-recognized association. We currently work with the following neighborhood associations:
| Bissett | Robberson |
| Doling | Tom Watkins |
| Grant Beach | Weller |
| Heart of the Westside | West Central |
| Midtown | Westside Betterment |
| Woodland Heights |
If your neighborhood is interested in learning how to organize a neighborhood association, please call Danell Vaughan at 888-2020, or e-mail at dvaughan@commpartnership.org.
Bissett Neighborhood Association
Mission Statement: We the members of the Bissett Neighborhood Association, sharing a love for the area that we call "home," will work to improve the aesthetic qualities and the overall quality of life in our neighborhood.
Board Members:
President: Louise Buck
Vice-President: Patty Goss, 860-1031
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Donnie Kendrick
Meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at Bissett Elementary September thru May, Nichols Park Pavilion, June, July & August.
Doling
Mission Statement: Strong communities need involved neighbors.
Boundaries: Evergreen/I-44 on the North, Kearney Street on the South, National Avenue on the East and Kansas Expressway on the West.
Purpose:
The primary purposes of this organization shall be:
- to increase communication among neighbors
- to promote interest and pride in the Doling Neighborhood
- to gather and distribute information that concerns the Doling Neighborhood and its residents
- to advocate on behalf of neighborhood integrity; for example sidewalks, traffic controls, storm water drainage
- to improve the livability of the Doling Neighborhood
Contact Information:
Penny Adams, President
866-5944
E-mail: dnalinks03@yahoo.com
Vice President, Shelly Cameron
Theresa Domanski, Secretary
Ken Gilbert, Treasurer
Grant Beach
Mission Statement: Improving the quality of life in our neighborhood
Boundaries: Boonville on the east, Kansas Expressway on the west, the railroad tracks just north of Commercial Street and Chestnut Expressway on the south.
The Grant Beach Neighborhood Association believes that people should actively participate in a democracy and as neighbors in a community. We are a group of citizens interested in working together to maintain and improve the living quality of our neighborhood, motivate the City to address our concerns, be a spawning ground for neighborhood watch programs, and build a sense of community among us. Working together, there is little that cannot be done; working apart there is little that can be done.
General meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at St. Joseph Elementary School, 515 W. Scott, in the All-Purpose Room. Dinner is served at 6:30.
Contact Information:
Pauletta Dunn, President
880-2453
E-mail: pdunn@spsmail.org
Website: www.grantbeachneighborhood2.org
Heart of the Westside
Mission Statement: We, the residents and property-owning members of the Heart of Westside Neighborhood Association, sharing a commitment and respect for the area that we call "home", will work diligently and actively to improve, preserve, and protect the aesthetic qualities and the overall quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Boundaries: Division Street on the north, Kansas Expressway on the east, Chestnut Expressway on the south and Fulbright Ave. on the west.
Goals
- Safe schools and homes
- Clean neighborhoods
- Business partnerships
- Healthy community
- Increase/maintain active membership
General meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Call for location.
Contact Information:
Tracy Stagner, President
2614 W. Nichols (02)
866-8717
E-mail: stagner6@aol.com
Kenny Ficken, Vice President
Tammy Haynes, Secretary
Maureen Stagner, Treasurer
Midtown
Mission Statement: The Midtown Neighborhood Association, established in 1989, has a mission to promote and preserve the character and quality of living in the Midtown Neighborhood, including Springfield's largest nationally registered historic district. We strive to do this through a variety of events designed to bring neighbors together and bring the rest of the city to Midtown. Many things bring us together, but it's the love of this area and the sense of well being and community that hold us here.
Boundaries: Boonville on the west, Commercial on the north, National to the railroad tracks on the east, and Chestnut Expressway on the south.
Contact Information:
Dee Ogilvy, President
E-mail: benz.zen@gmail.com
Website: www.midtown-springfield-mo.com
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Robberson Neighborhood Association
Mission Statement: The mission statement of the Robberson Neighborhood Association is to promote the community spirit, to be the eyes and the ears of the Robberson community and communicate problems with proper authorities, to identify issues and/or problems of common neighborhood concerns, to express opinion of these issues and/or problems, to promote knowledge of community resources to Robberson residents, to restore the personality and brotherhood of the Robberson Neighborhood, and to be a north side neighborhood embracing north side people.
Boundaries: Boundaries Kearney on the north, Burlington Northern Railroad on the south, Glenstone on the East, and Washington from the railway to Turner and then Benton from Turner to Kearney on the west.
Purpose: The Robberson Neighborhood Association is organized to unify as a neighborhood and to restore the personality and brotherhood of the Robberson Neighborhood and the overall quality of life. The specific functions the neighborhood association will strive to address include: crime prevention; assisting and supporting neighbors in need; increasing neighborhood beautification and property maintenance; working with the City to improve and increase the safety of public infrastructure; to provide an outlet for neighborhood socialization; and increasing communication with the residents of the neighborhood and the City.
Contact Information:
Lea Dingman, President
631-7392
E-mail: leadingman@sbcglobal.net
Rhonda Walls, Vice President
827-7021
E-mail: rhonda.walls@sbcglobal.net
Marilyn Tracy, Secretary
869-4675E-mail: marilyn.tracy@sbcglobal.net
Dolly Vranka, Treasurer
869-7157
E-mail: dollyvranka@sbcglobal.net
Tom Watkins
Mission Statement: We, the residents and property owning members of the Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association, sharing a love for the area that we call home, will work to improve the aesthetic qualities and the overall quality of life in our neighborhood.
Boundaries: Kansas Expressway on the east, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard on the south, Kearney on the north and Golden Avenue on the west.
General meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Tom Watkins Park Community Center on High St., with a potluck beginning at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Information:
Marti Mowery
864-7239
E-mail: marthamowery@sbcglobal.net
Weller
Mission Statement: The Weller Neighborhood Association's mission is crime prevention and keeping our neighborhood clean and beautiful.
Boundaries: Glenstone on the east, Chestnut Expressway on the south, National Avenue on the west, and the Frisco railroad on the north.
General meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 at Washington Avenue Baptist Church, 1722 N. National Ave.
Contact Information:
Rosetta Clarida
865-5146
West Central
Located in a historical area of the City and part of Downtown, West Central Neighborhood Association is "Springfield's Up and Coming Neighborhood." Several civil war battles were fought here, and Old Route 66 runs through our neighborhood.
Boundaries: Chestnut Expressway on the north, Kansas Expressway on the west, Grant Street on the south and South Street on the east.
General meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
Rusty Worley
E-mail: rusty@itsalldowntown.org
Website: www.westcentralspringfield.org
Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association
General Boundaries: Chestnut Expressway on the north; Kansas Expressway on the east; Sunshine Street on the south; and West Bypass (US 160) on the west.
Contact Information:
Cathy Seaman
827-1125
Website: www.springfieldwestsidebetterment.org
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Woodland Heights
Traveling through Woodland Heights shows you what front porch living is all about. People here love to take advantage of their front porches to enjoy their neighborhood. Massive oaks lining wide streets, flower gardens, and some brick sidewalks produce a feeling of home for neighborhood residents.
One of the neighborhood's most attractive features is its proximity to a wide variety of services and shopping. Within the neighborhood are many churches, Bowerman Elementary and Reed Middle Schools, a laundry mat, a convenience store, beauty and barber shops, and an auto repair business. We also offer several restaurants and a leisurely stroll to antique shops, flea markets and other second hand stores. We also have Lafayette Park, a small neighborhood park with picnic and playground equipment and a pavilion.
Boundaries: Kearney on the north, Washington Street on the east, Commercial Street on the south and Kansas Expressway on the west.
General meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Woodland Heights Presbyterian Church, 722 W. Atlantic.
Contact Information:
Steve Miller, President
766-9673
E-mail: cscd1865@gmail.com
Website: www.woodlandheightsonline.org