CID Board Candidates

The CID board must have a minimum of 11 directors and a maximum of 15.

?Zone 1 must have six directors

?Zone 2 must have two directors

?The Special Business District Advisory Board must have three directors on the first CID board

?The Downtown Springfield Association must have one director and Urban Districts Alliance should have one

?At least two directors should own businesses, but not own property

?One director should live downtown

?One director should represent tax-exempt organizations.

Listed below are five candidates who have been appointed to the slate by the agencies they represent.

Gregg Bennett

Manager of Wheeler's Furniture and president of Downtown Springfield Association, appointed by DSA

Dianne Elizabeth

Owner and publisher, Springfield Business Journal. Appointed by Urban Districts Alliance, of which she is a board member.

Mary Faucett

Owner of Nonna's Italian-American Cafe and Nonna's Bakery, appointed by the SBD Advisory Board.

Bob Horton

Owner of Har-Bell Athletic, former president of DSA and current member of the SBD Advistory Board, nominated by the same.

Dennis Radford-Kapp

Former business owner and downtown property owner. Appointed by SBD Advisory Board.