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Committee extends pilot funding for Springfield Cleanup Corps; model seen as template for other neighborhoods

3004737 · March 3, 2025
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The committee approved continued funding for Springfield Preservation and Revitalization's Cleanup Corps and discussed using the program as a template for other business districts and neighborhoods to sponsor routine cleaning and beautification.

The committee approved item 2025-099 on March 3 to extend grant support for the Springfield Cleanup Corps run by Springfield Preservation and Revitalization (SPAR). The amended bill passed by recorded vote, 5-0.

Michael Haskins, SPAR executive director, told the panel the one-year pilot has focused on blight reduction, litter removal and beautification in the Springfield neighborhood and that the nonprofit aims to develop a repeatable, fundable template that other business…

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