Mayor’s civility pledge at Council meeting doesn’t quell anger about fallout from retired police officer’s DUI accident

Mayor Misty Buscher introduces a civility pledge and honors retiring Memorial CEO Ed Curtis with a proclamation for his retirement. Several variance requests were approved for a new restaurant. Route History Inc. requested a zoning change for a museum on Jackson Street. But the focus of the meeting was on police accountability for the car-motorcycle collision in which a recently retired police sergeant was charged with drunken driving. The couple on the motorcycle were injured, one critically. Four Springfield police officers were disciplined following the crash.

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This article appears in Spring Guide 2025.