We think Springfield is a good place to live. It is not perfect, but we have a vision of the good community that we want it to become. The lives of members are enriched by the arts and informed by the lessons of history.
People are safe in their homes and on the streets.
Resources that make for health are within the reach of all. All children have access to the kind of education which builds character, citizenship, and career skills, and which provides the understandings and skills necessary for making good choices. There is a vigorous civil society, a productive market economy, and effective institutions of democratic government, and all three sectors work together with a shared vision of the community's welfare and future. There is clear agreement on a basic set of values which are considered important enough to pass on to the children. All citizens have a heart for work, there is rewarding and dignified employment for all who are able to work, and economic growth is linked to economic justice.