Where there's a Will, there's a way

The Springfield City Council holds a meeting Wednesday that could be the final end to the Hunter Lake dam idea. Unfortunately, some aldermen want to squander the rare opportunity to create a nature preserve by selling off the land piece by piece.

The Chamber wants to expand Springfield's economy with the Q5 initiative but its hard to get new businesses to locate in a city that people don't want to live in. I've lost track of all the people I know who located here for a job and started looking for a new position in another city after a few months of being bored here. One of the best things we can do to improve the quality of life and appeal of Springfield is to create a large natural area with hiking trails and other recreational opportunities for tourists and residents.

You can tell the city council not to make a short-sighted move with the Hunter Lake property this Wednesday at 5:15 pm on the third floor of Municipal Building, Seventh and Monroe streets.