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Residents given another chance to weigh in on Grant Avenue Parkway plan


Resident Sarah Davis said she was excited to see native grasses included in the plans. 
Candace Faith asked if existing porches would be accepted as is or if they d have to adhere to the zoning regulations.
Any existing buildings or structures that exist at the time of the adoption of the new district will be considered legally nonconforming, Wells said. If all you are doing is your normal maintenance, typical type of investment into your home, that is not knocking it down and rebuilding it completely, then you do not need to comply with the new porch standards or any of the new standards. ....

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Springfield hires Taj Suleyman to lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


Taj Suleyman will join the city s leadership team May 17.
“We are very excited to have Taj join our team,” City Manager Jason Gage said in a news release. “He has significant leadership experience and we are looking forward to continuing our work to build a better workplace that represents the community we serve.”
Suleyman has extensive career experience  leading diversity, equity and inclusion work for a variety of organizations in the public sector and non-profits, according to a news release from the city. Recently, he was the director of equity for Dubuque Community Schools in Iowa.
Before Dubuque Community Schools, Suleyman served as equity outreach coordinator for the city of Dubuque. ....

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Anonymous donor gives $4 million to Springfield environmental groups


An anonymous donor gave $4 million to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to strengthen the long-term stability of four Springfield-based environmental groups that promote outdoor recreation and preserve land and water resources for residents across the region.
The donation was announced Thursday  on Earth Day  at the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill Park. Leaders from each of the organizations gathered at the event to celebrate the endowments, made possible through a generous donor who does not wish to be identified, a CFO release said. 
The donation established significant endowments for the James River Basin Partnership, Ozark Greenways, TrailSpring and the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks. These endowments will provide annual income for each organization while maintaining and increasing the principal, or corpus, amount for these organizations forever. ....

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