The Town of Springfield made adjustments to the water rates effective Apand sewer rates August 12, 2021. See the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report - Water Quality Report click here If you wish to be notified, please contact the Town Clerk's Office at 523-4528. We will call people on our contact list prior to Mosquito Fogging. The Board of Trustees passed Resolution 21-12 to adopt a Master Fee Schedule on November 10, 2021.ĬOVID19 Vaccinations are available at the Baca County Public Health Office, 741 Main St, Ste 4, Springfield. Please prevent fire hazards and extinguish the fire and EMBERS prior to sunset. Burning is for the clearing of leaves, grass, weeds or other plant material during daytime hours. Residents must call the Baca County Sheriff's Office 719/523-6677. The FALL burn permit is active November 24, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The Baca Bucks may be spent at local participating businesses thru January 31, 2022. Collect 4 tokens from participating businesses during the promotion and return them to Springfield Town Hall for $20 in Baca Bucks. Participating businesses: Blackthorne Rose, Campo Cafe, Everitt Moore Home Center, Gypsy Moon, Katelyn's Flower Barn, Longhorn Steakhouse, Main Street Bistro, NAPA - Springfield Auto Supply, Red Feather Gifts, Rustic Rose, The Crazy Iguana, Trails End, Walsh - Miller Specialties & More, and Maverick Media. SHOP SMALL SEASON runs from November 27 to December 18, 2021. Bids will be taken until 4:00pm on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Pickups can be seen at Town Hall, 748 Main St, Springfield. The Town of Springfield is taking sealed bids on a 2001 Ford F-150 2x4 pickup with 81,700 miles and a 1998 GMC Z71 4x4 Extended cab with 164,836 miles. We will continue to answer the phone if you need our assistance.
Please include the bill stub, or name and service address on the envelope to ensure we apply to the correct account. If paying with cash, you may round up to the next dollar and we will post it to your account. For your convenience, please continue to use the night drop to the north of the front door. Thank you for your consideration as we work thru the COVID19 pandemic. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $101.Town Hall is open to the public. The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Rocky Ford Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $242 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $489. 11% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires. 100% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.ģ4% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 14% with 2 bedrooms and 52% with 3 or more bedrooms. 26% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability.
Of all households participating in the Rocky Ford Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 16% include at least one person with a disability. 93% of all households were headed by a female.Ĩ0% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with -1% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic. 52% of households with children have a female head of household. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.ĥ1% of households included children, -1% of which had two adults in the household. 1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 55% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 25% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 20% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. 34% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 59% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income. 98% of households were very low income (VLI) and 80% were extremely low income (ELI). According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 190 months on the waiting list 1.Īccording to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $11,319 per year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 2 months. Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Rocky Ford Housing Authority Waiting List and TenancyĪccording to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 2% having issued approximately 22 vouchers in the past year.