Buck only applicant for Springfield Ward 5 spot

SPRINGFIELD – Earlier this year, Victoria Doyle announced her resignation from the Springfield City Council, where she represented Ward 5. On Sept. 8, the council approved the process of recruiting applicants.

Last week, Mary Bridget Smith, city attorney, informed the council that there was only one application for the vacant Ward 5 position.

On Monday, Andrew W. Buck, board chair for the Springfield Planning Commission, was unanimously appointed to fill the term, which ends in…