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Delay of Fiscal Year 2009 budget & liquor control highlight agenda

...the board will also consider matters relating to delaying the final approval of the city's 2009 fiscal year budget until the end of October and will again address the matter of a new liquor control ordinance. ...
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Branson board meetings change to Tuesday

the board authorized a change in the day of the week the meetings are held from Monday night to Tuesday night. The change is effective Oct. 1 and will start with the board's first meeting in October scheduled for Tuesday Oct. 14. ...
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Branson city hall and fire station used as collateral on Branson Landing Loan

...entitled "Fund Payback" contained, among other things, a $750,000 per year payment from the city's General Fund to repay a loan taken out for the Branson Landing project using Branson City Hall and the city's newest fire station as collateral for the loan. ...
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Branson's present financial challenge and its past administration "Is what it is"

In describing the breakdown of the financial system Dean Kruithof, Branson's present city administrator said there was a lack of effective contract management, no reconciliation to budget, no project accounting,... ...
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City mourns death of former Branson mayor Lou Schaefer

Lou Schaefer, who served as Branson's mayor during the biggest growth period in the city's history, died early this morning at the age of 80 following an illness. Schaefer was mayor of Branson from 1995 to 2007, and he was the first mayor in Branson's history to be elected for six consecutive terms. ...
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Branson's Fall Creek Extension in budget stress limbo

Whether or not the Fall Creek Road Extension will survive the current budget stress the city of Branson is working through remains in limbo. At its Sep. 8 meeting the Branson Board of Aldermen postponed a bill accepting the bid of Emery Sapp & Sons d/b/a/ ESS Contractor... ...
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Branson's American President's Museum participates in Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day

On Saturday, September 27, 2008, Branson's American Presidents Museum will participate in the fourth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. Museum Day is a day when museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors. ...
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God warns Noah and he built an ark; God warns "Branson" and it says "Huh?"

ncredulously, after all the warning signs and the actual impact upon our community of this year's historic high water there is no public record of any effort by any community leader, organization, governmental or otherwise... ...
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Branson revenue stable but financial system breakdown strains budget

From a financial perspective, although Branson's revenues are stable, its finances will be challenging for the next couple of years as the city repairs what Branson City Administrator Dean Kruithof calls a breakdown of Branson's financial system. ...
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