Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag said he’s excited to welcome David Cameron as manager of the city.
Cameron was chosen by Springfield City Council for the position. He’s currently city administrator in Republic.
Schrag was asked about the significant business growth in Republic under Cameron’s leadership and how his role as city manager might impact Springfield’s business community. He replied, “some of the feedback that I got, that I received…from the business community was, there are businesses that are looking to expand, and they were actually waiting on making that decision based on, ‘are we going to get David Cameron or not?’ ” he said. “Because, if Springfield’s not going to get David Cameron, they may well look at doing an expansion in Republic or moving to Republic because of what they perceive to be the value that Republic places on that.”…