Springfield Public Works crew is out clearing streets! Please be mindful as they do their work! Hope everyone is staying safe and warm!
Town of Springfield Town Hall will be closed today! Stay home, stay warm, and stay safe!
Town of Springfield Regular Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. There are three (3) Trustee positions and one (1) Mayor position on the ballot. Nomination Petitions are available for circulation today January 2, 2024, and must be returned and filed with the Town Clerk no later than Monday, January 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Candidate must be at least eighteen (18) years of age on Election Day; must be a registered elector and must have resided within the incorporated limits of the Town of Springfield for twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election.
Established by the Windsor Town Company in 1887, the town was incorporated in 1889 around the time that, Jim and Frank Tipton secured the title to 80 acres which was the original townsite. They did this through a "soldiers' script". In 1889 Springfield was named the temporary county seat. Other towns competing for the seat were Minneapolis, Stonington, and Boston. The day of the election to determine the county seat, two men representing the town of Boston got lost during a snowstorm. After much controversy, a second election was held and Springfield won the permanent seat.