Springfield Standard

The City of Springfield has lost access to its “X” account (@CityofSGF) as of May 7, with the last official City post on May 4. While the City will continue attempts to recover the account, there are no plans to create a new X account. Play-by-play coverage of City Council meetings and the Mayor’s State of the City Address will now be posted on the City’s Facebook page in the comment section under the livestreams of the events.

“We regret this inconvenience for our 18,000 plus X followers and encourage them to unfollow the X account. Those interested in following the City on social media can still find us at Facebook.com/cityofsgf, Instagram.com/cityofsgf, Linked In and Nextdoor,” said Cora Scott, director of Public Information & Civic Engagement.

The City has taken steps to secure its other social media accounts.

In addition to social media, the City utilizes a variety of traditional and nontraditional communication tools to reach its many stakeholders – including residents, business owners, developers, and others.

“We rely on our stakeholders to seek out the tools that they prefer to use to get details on news, events, programs, and more. Subscribe to an eBlast, visit our social media sites, check out the City calendar on the website – in short, please use and peruse the tool of your choice to find the information you need when you need it,” Scott said.