Who we are!
Springfield Green is Mayor
Timothy J. Davlin’s initiative which is dedicated to the beautification of the
Springfield and capital city area. It is a city project which, combined
with volunteer partnerships, benefits the environment and improves the quality
of life for residents and visitors to our city.
In order to accomplish this
mission, the City and the State must lead by example in the area of urban
landscaping within the city and beautifying the major entrances of the City.
This will be further exemplified by targeting other public buildings such as
schools, libraries, police and fire stations as well as the very important,
local neighborhoods.
Downtown Springfield, Inc has
taken the lead as a not-for-profit organization, formed in 1993, to beautify,
preserve and promote Springfield’s historical central business district to
make downtown Springfield the ideal place to shop, work, visit, invest and
live.
It is the goal of the city government to bring the state, at the entrances to
the city together with the downtown area seamlessly, with the help of private
sponsorships, business sponsorships, and many volunteer organizations that
will link the two together.
Structure.
Chairman Todd Renfrow governs Springfield Green in
conjunction with an advisory committee that has been developed which
encompasses the various committee chairs as well as several stakeholders in
this project.
Volunteer committees working
comprehensively in 4 different program areas help accomplish the goals of the
organization.
Public
Relations. It is the goal of the PR committee to
provide a coordinated public outreach to “spread the word” about what is being
done, identify key players for recognition and overall education of the
community as to the advantages of this project by creating “buy-in”.
Finance. It is the goal of the Finance
committee to recommend to the co chairs and advisory committee, the membership
structure and coordinate major fund raising events.
Project and Design Committee. It is the goal of this committee to help design projects, for modeling
purposes that can be duplicated in other areas of city. It is also the
responsibility of this committee to help the advisory committee prioritize
projects such that they reach all possible stakeholders.
Labor
Committee. It is the goal of this committee, once a
project has been developed and prioritized, to coordinate volunteers to assist
in the technical area of preparation and planting, as well as volunteers to
design a maintenance plan that can be carried out to insure the project lives. |
