City of Cape Girardeau

We’re excited to restore this historic building and re-imagine the future of City services!

Register now for the Citizen Academy.

The Historic Preservation Commission is now accepting nominations for its 2020 Endangered Buildings List.

Court, billing, and other support services have been impacted. Safety, recreation, and infrastructure services are unaffected.

Join us for a public meeting regarding future Independence Street improvements on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.

Congratulations to everyone who was named Employee of the Year for 2019 and everyone else who were also nominated by their peers. Here’s a little bit about the awarded employees from each city department/division. 

It takes a lot of hard work and dedicated people to keep Cape Girardeau running smoothly

The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport hit an important milestone of over 10,000 commercial flight boardings this year. At that level, the airport can combine federal funds with local tax revenue approved by voters in August, to build a new control tower and terminal for the regional airport.

Assistant Fire Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator Mark Hasheider received recognition of his recent retirement during the Nov. 4 City Council meeting.

Following research, proposals and interviews, City staff has decided to recommend the team of Penzel Construction Company, Inc. and architecture firm, TreanorHL, for the $12 million project to renovate the historic Common Pleas Courthouse and move City Hall back to its former home.

City of Cape Girardeau Finance Director W. Victor Brownlees recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association.

Deputy City Manager Molly Mehner on Oct. 23. was installed as Midwest Regional Vice President of ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, during the organization’s 105th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

The grant allows the Department to hire one more firefighter per shift.

City Council seats in Wards 3, 4 and 5 are up for election in April. Nominating petitions will be available in the City Clerk's Office starting on Sept. 30.

Join us anytime for either of these open house public meetings about TTF-6 and help prioritize projects.

We are excited to welcome our new Fire Chief! Incoming Fire Chief Travis Hollis will take the professionalism and innovation of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department to an even higher level. Chief Hollis will be moving his family to Cape, he said, "It was love at first sight.”

Cape Girardeau is now a Purple Heart City along the Purple Heart Trail.

The Community Caring Council intends to relocate their headquarters to the building allowing for the strengthening and deepening of all its programs and allowing the organization to help more people in need. The increased space will allow them to specifically expand their housing services by providing supportive day services to unsheltered homeless individuals, including showers, laundry facilities, and enhanced housing case management.

Asphalt overlay and concrete street repair are two of the ways the City of Cape Girardeau works to maintain streets and alleyways.

Due to global changes.

Input from the proposed Independence Street improvements public meeting and online survey is now available.

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Please review project information and provide feedback.

Join us for an open-house style public meeting on Dec. 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall to discuss proposed traffic flow improvements on Independence Street.

Note: This survey closed on Nov. 1. Thanks for your input!

Workshop on Oct. 25 at 6 p.m., Police Department Community Room

A public-private partnership between the City of Cape Girardeau and the Marquette Tech District Foundation led to another awesome way to connect in Cape: Free downtown Wi-Fi.

Sprigg St Bridge is Project of the Year for ASCE St. Louis Section

Effective Immediately plastic shopping bags, garbage bags, and newspaper sleeves are no longer accepted in our single-stream recycling (green carts) due to changes in worldwide use of recyclable materials.

Cape Girardeau Named 36th Best Small City to Start a Business According to WalletHub.com

Street repair ranks among our top priorities. Read more about what to expect in 2018.

SportsPlex named a Top 10 Indoor Sports Facility in the Midwest and Outstanding Courts and Recreation Facility of the Year

Improving traffic flow and safety

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri (ACEC Missouri) held their annual awards banquet on Feb. 10. Horner & Shifrin and the City of Cape Girardeau were honored with an Engineering Excellence Award for the South Sprigg Street Bridge Project.

Representatives with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department during the Jan. 22 City Council meeting presented to the family of Gene Huckstep a plaque honoring his leadership, vision, and selfless service that "planted the seeds from which today's multi-jurisdictional rescue capabilities have grown."

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Cape Park info

Info about new police app

Special Trash Pickup Info

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