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Question 3: What about those parking fees? The convention is affordable, but adding in the parking really stretches my budget.

Answer: Springfield, MO has a rapidly growing downtown area. In fact, it has grown at such a rate that it is not capable of housing all of the cars that are running through downtown during convention season. The ballgames at the Hammons Ball Park adds to the chaos. John Q. Hammons is working on building another parking garage next to the hotel and convention center. That will help ease some of the congestion. However, there will still be parking fees. We are trying to work on a convention pass, but we are not sure that will pan out.

Note - Ampco System Parking runs the garage adjacent to the Expo Center and is not affiliated with John Q. Hammons or the Expo Center.

Suggestion: If you have affiliations or suggestions for parking ideas, add them to the comment section following this article. Also - set aside an envelope labeled parking and start adding your extra quarters and dimes. By the time the 2010 convention rolls around, you should have that fee PAID OFF!