Springfield will soon have a new monument – just in time for the Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration April 30-May 3.
A proposal to accept $267,000 in State of Missouri appropriation funds for street and right-of-way improvements surrounding the Queen’s Gate 66 monument was unanimously approved by city council during a recent meeting.
The State of Missouri has already allocated $1 million to Visit Springfield to manage the project. The appropriation would take the recently approved funds from this total and transfer it to the City of Springfield to make improvements…