It was a quick, quiet affair. “Any discussion?” There was no response, so mayor Emmitt Gooden asked for a vote. Their hands went up. Not up in the air – Mason’s aldermen are more reserved than that when voting – but up near their faces where the mayor and the town recorder could see them for the count. “That’s six –” Gooden banged the gavel on the table with force, the weight … [Read more...] about Playing for Keeps: After suggesting it was ‘like a hostile takeover’, Mason votes to keep its charter
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After 20 years of financial issues, the state comptroller wants the Town of Mason to relinquish its charter
The Town of Mason has a big decision to make. Should its voluntarily give up its charter or will the state have to step in and take over? Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower and members of the local government auditing and utilities oversight teams held a public meetings with the town’s elected officials and gave it to them straight. “Government is not working … [Read more...] about After 20 years of financial issues, the state comptroller wants the Town of Mason to relinquish its charter
The Town of Mason is, again, without a police department
Just as it was back in 2016, the Town of Mason is without a police department. On Monday night, the city’s elected officials failed to accept the mayor’s appointment of Rick Jewell as its chief and also fired the department’s only full-time officer, Marvin Sutton for leaving the town unprotected when he was supposed to be working. “We need to have Mason Police Department closed … [Read more...] about The Town of Mason is, again, without a police department
