Around here people talk about the weather. The lack of rain over the past few years has hurt potato crops and forced some farmers to find another profession. But many families have been farming for generations. They've been through droughts and have no intentions of going anywhere. I enjoy farming because you get to be with your family.
Annexation is another issue in the community.
Although a referendum in November 2000 failed, some people want to expand the city's boundaries and incorporate the surrounding neighborhoods. South of Hastings is Flagler Estates, a neighborhood characterized by dirt roads and some of the best land buys available in the county. The population has decreased by 12.4 percent since 1990. The population has increased by 62.4 percent since 1990.