Independent Coalition for Our Neighborhoods

ICON Monthly Meeting – Sept 24 ~ Residency Information

Springfield ICON will meet on Monday, September 24 at 7pm at the First Church of the Brethern at 2115 Yale Boulevard.

More information, contact Steve Combs at 217-494-6668 or

City Residency Referendum
Residents of the City of Springfield will have the opportunity to vote on an advisory referendum in the November election regarding a City residency requirement for City employees.
The discussion at the ICON September monthly meeting included statements for and against.
Josh Witkowski, a Engineering Technician at CWLP, who attended as a citizen and ICON member, not as a representative of CWLP, shared the following information about residency, which he compiled from a FOIA request:
City Residency Statistics, including location, as of September, 2012
Tax Revenue by Source from 1993-2012