Town of Springfield

🚧 NOW HIRING: The Town of Springfield wants you (yes, YOU) to join our team!! 🚧 We're looking for awesome folks to join our team in these key roles: 🛠 Street Maintenance 🚛 Landfill Operator 🏊‍♂️Lifeguards Want to help keep Springfield running smoothly, cleanly, and safely? Apply today! 📱 On our app 💻 Online at springfieldco.gov/page/employment-opportunities 🏢 Or the good old-fashioned way—in person! 748 Main St in Springfield, CO! Have questions? Give us a call at 719-523-4528

The Springfield Landfill is closing today, April 17th, 2025, due to high winds!

The Town of Springfield would like to invite all Springfield residents to a free dump day on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Items will be accepted free of charge at the Town of Springfield Landfill; however, all customers will still be asked to weigh in and out. As always, only certain items can be received by the landfill. Please see below for a list of acceptable and unacceptable waste: Acceptable wastes: • Household-community • Commercial (C&D) • Industrial (not containing hazardous wastes) • Untreated wood waste Unacceptable wastes: • Hazardous waste (except household hazardous waste) • Liquid waste - latex or oil-based paints in liquid form • Volatile and flammable waste (including oil-based paint, dry cleaning fluids, petroleum products, explosives, etc.) • Friable and non-friable asbestos • Appliances containing freon, unless deactivated by a licensed professional and sticker attached to the appliance. • Drums containing solid or liquid residues • Batteries • Used oil or used oil filters containing liquid residue • Transformers, capacitors, or related liquids or waste potentially containing PCBs • Pesticides - poisons • Large animal carcasses • Medical waste • Petroleum-contaminated soil • Sludge from wastewater treatment plants, septic tank pumping, or chemical toilet wastes • Tires • Electronic devices and equipment • This includes TV computers, CRT monitors, microwaves, faxes, printers, DVD/VCR, cable or satellite receivers, and stereos) If you have any questions about the Town of Springfield Free Dump Day, please call the town hall at (719) 523-4528.

The Springfield High School Student Council is hosting a large scale Easter Egg Hunt today, April 16th from 12:30 until 3:00 PM, for their students. We will be closing Tipton Street between 5th Ave (not including the intersection) to 4th Ave (including the intersection) for their safety as the activity will be between the park and the large school parking lot.

The Springfield Board of Trustees will hold a Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Springfield Town Hall. The amended agenda is linked here: https://5il.co/3d15a

Dive into the coolest summer job around — we’re hiring lifeguards to soak up the sun, save lives, and rock that whistle like a pro. If you're part fish, great with people, and can spot a cannonball from a mile away, we want you! 🏖️ - Okay those aren’t actually the qualifications needed, buuuut: The full job description can be found here: https://www.springfieldco.gov/page/employment-opportunities For the job application please click here: https://www.springfieldco.gov/forms/5864 Or you can come into Town Hall at 748 Main St., Springfield, CO 81073 to pick up the job description and an application. Town of Springfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

🚨 Attention, Springfield! 🚨 Our Water Department will be continuing to flush fire hydrants this week! That means you may see water running in the street, and the water could be slightly discolored! No need to fret, just normal operations to keep things running smoothly!

Due to forecasted wind and snow, the landfill will be closed tomorrow, April 5th, 2025.

The Springfield Landfill is closing today, April 3rd, 2025, due to high winds.

**Update: The wind got a bit of stage fright, and was determined to prove forecasters wrong. The landfill is opening now. As always that status could change with our everchanging weather!** The Springfield Landfill is closing this morning, April 2nd 2025, due to the forecasted wind. We are planning on a tentative opening at 2:00 PM as long as the wind goes down as they forecasted. Please check back for updates.

Due to high winds, the landfill will be closed today March 27, 2025.

Due to high winds, the landfill will be closed today March 26, 2025.

🔥 **Attention, Firestarters!** 🔥 Yes, this is a **burning permit**, but let’s be clear—it’s **not** a permission slip for questionable life choices. Just because you *can* burn doesn’t mean you should throw caution (or common sense) to the wind. Use it **responsibly, carefully, and with extreme caution**—because "Oops" isn’t going to put out a wildfire. 🌲🔥🚒 Stay safe, stay smart, and let’s keep the flames where they belong! 👀 For helpful burning reminders, check out the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook Post on Controlled Burns. If you have read all of this and still think you need the General Burn Permit, it can be found at this link: https://5il.co/2z44r

The Springfield Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Springfield Town Hall. The amended agenda is linked here: https://5il.co/3bdit

🚨 Attention, Springfield! 🚨 Our Water Department is flushing fire hydrants this week! That means you may see water running in the street, and the water could be slightly discolored! No need to fret, just normal operations to keep things running smoothly!

The Springfield Board of Trustees will hold a Work Session on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Springfield Town Hall. The agenda is linked here https://5il.co/3b39b

We want to showcase the beauty of Springfield through your lens on our Board Room walls! 📸 Whether you have stunning modern shots or charming vintage photos, we’d love to feature them. Submit your favorite photos of our town — from scenic landscapes to historic buildings and all things "Springfield" in between. Our favorite photos will find a home on our Board Room walls, but we'd also love to feature them on our website, and social media as well! Share your unique view of Springfield — we can’t wait to see what you capture! Deadline for submission for Board Room Art will be Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. Submissions can be made at this link: https://forms.gle/fziMdAzZfjQw5dF99

We know we’ve already thanked the Electric Department, but now it’s time to give a big shoutout to the rest of our incredible crews! 👏 💪 Street Department – Thank you for working tirelessly to clear streets, remove downed limbs, reset operations at the airport, and respond to the needs of our citizens to keep our town safe and accessible. 🚰 Water Department – Thank you for checking the functionality of water wells and meter pits throughout town, ensuring everything is running smoothly despite the tough conditions. You helped prevent a bad day from becoming worse for many! 🚔 Springfield Police Department – Thank you for keeping traffic flowing safely despite the road closure causing quite the traffic jam. We appreciate the camaraderie and teamwork with the Baca County Sheriff's Office and our local CDOT crew — your combined efforts made a tough situation much more manageable. Above all, we appreciate everyone's flexibility and commitment — always stepping up when Springfield needs you most. We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️

Power should be restored again for all of Springfield Residents. If you are without power, please call our office at 719-523-4528 or 719-353-2398. *Please remember that this is for residents of the Town of Springfield. We truly wish we could help those that live outside our city limits but you are outside of our power authority!* Thank you for your patience as we work through this weather and all of the lovely surprises it brings with it! An even bigger thank you to our crews for their continued hard work!

The weather seems to have different plans for crews today. We are aware of the power outages and crews are out trying. Please be patient with us as they try navigate wind blowing lines made heavy by the ice and snow.