I've enjoyed being associated with him. We're going to miss him. Now that the facts and figures are in and the public meetings have been held, Clarke thinks the way is paved for the new assessor, a position that has not yet been filled. Still, the system is not without snags. There's not much demand for farms.
Little houses seem to be following the national average.
There are good medical services here, nice green rolling hills, so there are retirees. It's a graying community though. There's not much to inspire young people to stay. The number of farms in Springfield has decreased from 100 down to 29 since Clarke became the assessor.