On a Saturday morning the old courthouse square in Independence is quiet enough that you can hear a mower running two streets over. Glatting Services works those neighborhood blocks — turf brought down level, the string trimmer run along walks and porch skirting, a clean pass down the strip where sidewalk meets curb. Small yards reward attention, because there is nowhere for a crooked line to hide. By noon the block reads tidy end to end and the smell of cut grass hangs in the street. The square, the side streets and the newer Independence neighborhoods all fall on the list.