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Rodriguez in race for office of mayor
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By K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer A member of the City of Branson Board of Aldermen has joined the mayoral race. Chuck Rodriguez is now in the running for the office of Mayor in Branson, joining current Mayor Larry Milton and former Mayor Karen Best in the bid for the office. The decision will be made during the upcoming April elections. Rodriguez is in his first term as alderman for Branson’s Ward 2,
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Chuck Rodriguez (FILE) having beat incumbent Jeff Seay in last year’s April election.
Branson City Administrator reflects on 2022, outlines strategic 2023 objectives
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December 30, 2022 • Vol. 3, Issue 52
The staff of the Branson Globe wish you a happy and safe new year. See you in 2023! (Shutterstock)
By GARY J. GROMAN, Independent Journalist During a recent interview with Cathy Stepp, Branson’s City Administrator, she was kind enough to answer some questions about her short term as City Administrator so far and outline the city’s strategic objectives for 2023. They are in a Q&A format with BG showing the “question” and CS the “answer:” BG: What’s been your personal highlight of your short term as City Administrator so far?
CS: Meeting and seeing the quality and the caliber of the city employees that are doing the dayto-day work for the city and those we serve. It’s also been a delightful positive experience getting to know the directors of the departments in the city. Seeing how they work so well together and getting to understand better the challenges that they have and how I can be helpful in overcoming them. BG: There has been a lot of discussion about Branson’s marSEE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, PAGE 14