Residents Grade Springfield's 2025 on Housing and Safety

The Springfield City Council hears a year-end ‘Springfield Wrapped’ from residents who spotlight business closures, crime, and housing instability alongside new investments and growing civic engagement, then face a blunt call for concrete action on unsafe housing, traffic enforcement, and distracted driving heading into 2026. 11mins

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Tuesday, December 30th, 2025
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Springfield Committee of the Whole Meeting Tuesday December 30 2025
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Zach Adams
Springfield IL
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In This Video
  • Brianna Roberts presented a year-end “Springfield Cities Wrapped” summary highlighting local business closures, crime and housing instability alongside new investments, affordable housing efforts, and growing resident engagement, urging city leaders to focus on neglected priorities in the coming year.
  • Ken Pacha urged the council to confront ongoing failures around unsafe housing, uneven traffic enforcement, and distracted driving, calling for concrete action on issues like a landlord registry rather than continued delays and bureaucracy in the coming year.
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