SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield’s City Manager has announced his intention to step down from his role in January 2025.
Jason Gage has served as City Manager for six years. According to a press release from the city, Springfield went through the COVID-19 pandemic, a comprehensive planning process and also initiated some of the largest capital improvement projects in history during that time.
“You can look at the entities that have come from Menards, Costco, BUC-EES. We were able to get the [Springfield] Cardinals secured here for 15 years with the purchase of the ballpark. None of that was easy. He was a key part in making that type of type of thing happen,” Springfield Mayor, Ken McClure said.
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Gage said he feels now is the right time to move on, as the community will soon welcome a new mayor and could see several new faces on City Council.
“With a new Council may come shifted community priorities,” Gage said in a press release. “Recognizing when it is time to embrace new challenges is often as crucial as celebrating past accomplishments, and I believe that time is now.”