"The Springfield Township Government exists to provide for the health, safety and welfare, quality of life and common good of the Springfield Township Community. The representative government plans for and responds to opportunities, needs and concerns of its residents. At all times, the government shall be open, fair, sensitive, responsive, innovative, accountable, effective, efficient and protect of the rights and dignity of its people."

Springfield Township is a 6.16 square mile suburban community located along the Northwest border of the City of Philadelphia. Situated in the Southeastern part of Montgomery County, Springfield is surrounded by the Townships of Abington, Cheltenham, Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh, as well as the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia

Springfield Township provides a full range of municipal services including police protection, refuse and recycling collection, sewage conveyance, highway maintenance, recreational activities, programs and park areas, economic development initiatives, zoning and codes enforcement and building inspection.