Are you asking yourself, what can I do, where do I start? Well, everyone and every neighborhood is in a different stage, but here are some suggestions…
Get to know your “Municipal Trifecta”
Get to know your “Municipal Trifecta” for the most effective team for action. The three of these individuals working together is a powerful tool in affecting change and carrying the momentum of an issue making it a priority for the city of Springfield.
- Contact your Neighborhood Police Officer (NPO)…
- City Offices: Code Enforcement… Unsafe and Dangerous Buildings… Violations and Notices to Abate… Planning and Zoning…
- Alderperson Find your alderperson on our Interactive City Map, and meet your city officials
Take More Action!
- Join us – ICON membership is an easy & inexpensive way to show your support for Springfield’s core.
- Attend a monthly ICON meeting. meeting notices…
- Get informed about neighborhood issues and candidates for local elections and then vote smart!
- Research and submit policies, ordinances, practices and laws in other like cities supporting the direction of ICON for our neighborhoods. Reference the city and detail the ordinance, provide a contact in the respective city if available for follow-up research.
- Volunteer with ICON: help compile statistics, research, write policy, attend city council meetings and much much more.
- Know someone who has made a positive difference in Springfield, Illinois’ neighborhoods?
Nominate them to be a Good Neighbor… (usually available every fall) - Email photos that illustrate the charm, history, diversity & character of your neighborhood. Email photos representative of your neighborhood. Before and after photos are especially welcome.
- Find your Neighborhood Association and get involved!
- No neighborhood association where you live? Start one with ICON’s help…
- Consider a Neighborhood Plan, which is part of our Comprehensive Land Use Plan…
Neighborhood Resources
- Large Item Pickup…
- Yard Waste Pickup… (schedule, program, maps)
- ICON’s handout on Being a Good Neighbor and Tenant… (PDF)
- ICON’s Quick Guide to City Council
- A link to ICON’s Contacts at the City PDF is on our Interactive Map page…
- Creating a Neighborhood Association (PDF)
City Wards and Neighborhood Associations
- ICON Interactive Map of Neighborhood Associations
- City of Springfield’s listing of Neighborhood Associations
- Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission (SSCRPC)’s Interactive Map of Neighborhood Associations…
- Find your ward, precinct or voting location in Sangamon County, IL…
- The Illinois State Board of Elections has additional information for voters…
- City Maps from the Sangamon County Clerk’s Office (multiple maps)
Springfield City Council
- Meet your city officials…
- Council Audio, Agendas and Minutes…
- Springfield City Council Members…
- City Council Rules of Procedure…
- ICON’s Guide to City Council…
- City Council and City News…
Springfield and Sangamon County
- City of Springfield…
- City of Springfield Municipal Code – 98.06 Chronic nuisance property ordinance
- City of Springfield Municipal Code – Chapter 39: Administrative Court
- City of Springfield Municipal Code – 39.12 Defences to Code Violations
- City of Springfield Incentives, Grants, & Loans
- Sangamon County…
- Springfield City Clerk’s Office…
- Springfield Department of Public Relations… (homelessness, public services, ADA)
- Springfield Police Department…
- City, Water, Light and Power…