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Despite new guidance from the CDC to wear masks indoors and Kansas City joining St. Louis to reinstate their masking ordinance, Springfield city leaders say there are no plans for a new mask mandate.
Earlier this month, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure told the News-Leader that “a return to mandated masking is not going to solve a problem.”
“It s going to keep people, I think, from being vaccinated because they will say I won t have to,” McClure said. “And to me mandated masking had its role and its place, and it was to buy us enough time to get vaccinations available to the population. We are there. The solution’s here. People need to step up and take it.”
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McCord Bend: Shall the Village of McCord Bend impose a local use tax at the same rate
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McCord Bend Election Question: Shall the Village of McCord Bend be authorized to forego annual elections if the number of candidates who have filed for a particular office is equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled by the election?
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Niangua: Shall the City of Niangua issue its sewerage system revenue bonds for the purpose of upgrading the wastewater treatment plant?
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Polk County Fire District: Shall the Board of Directors of the Central Polk County Fire Protection District be authorized to levy an additional tax?
There are 14 candidates running for mayor and four open seats on the Springfield City Council.
Two of the open council seats represent the entire city, while one open position represents Zone 1 in Springfield s northwest quadrant and the other represents Zone 4 in the southeast.
Here s an overview of who is running in the order they will appear on the ballot. For more in-depth information about the candidates and their policies, go online to news-leader.com.
Mayor
Ken McClure (Incumbent)
Background: McClure, 70, has been mayor of Springfield since 2017. He grew up in Springfield and lived here much of his life. For 25 years, he left for Jefferson City where he served in several roles, including chief of staff and transition director for Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and chair of the Missouri Public Service Commission. McClure returned to Springfield and worked at Missouri State University as a vice president before retiring in 2015.