Springfield City Club regularly holds programs from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month (although there may be occasional adjustments). All programs are open to the public. Admission is free for members. There is a suggested donation of $5 for non-members. No need to register in advance. Just show up. The Hilton Garden Inn always offers a lunch for $15.
September 24 Program — Springfield Fire Levy
The City of The City of Springfield has placed a ballot measure on the November ballot. The proposed Fire Levy would replace a levy initially enacted in 2002 and renewed several times since. The current levy imposes a tax of $0.36 per $1,00 assessed valuation. Ballot Measure 20-311 proposes a five-year levy of $0.38 per $1,000 assessed value beginning in July 2021 for fire and life safety services in Springfield.…
October 1 — Black Unity Speaks
We will have local leaders of the Black Unity Movement here on September 10 to discuss their message, mission, purpose and platform as it pertains to the social injustice issues that we are facing as communities across the nation. This is the organization that has led 3 of the recent protests here locally in Springfield. We want to increase dialogue and understanding of the challenges we are having around race…
October Programs
The month of October brings us to election season. We are adding a number of programs to give members and opporutnity tohear from candidates for various offices:
October 8 — Oregon House District 12
October 15 — Oregon House District 7
October 22 — Springfield Council, Ward 4
October 30 Oregon Secretary of State
(this program is being produced by the City CLub of Eugene in coordination with Springfield City Club, the League of Women voters and KLCC. It will be available on Facebook only.)
Dealing with COVID-19
Springfield City Club is aware of the need to be responsive to the rapidly changing circumstances surrounding the current virus outbreak. During March and April we were able to present only a limited number of programs. Now we will be returning to regular scheduling on the first and third Thursdays of the month but, for now, the programs will beheld as Zoom webinars. Invitations will be sent to the addresses on our mailing list. If your situation has changed because you are working from home or not able to check your usual email. please let us know so we can continue to send you invitations.