Mason, now under the state comptroller's financial control, may once again operate independently sooner than anticipated. On Tuesday, Mumpower’s team and officials from the town met in Jackson to discuss the plan to get back in good financial standing. “It was a very positive meeting,” Mumpower said. “We were able to come together on a plan moving forward that everyone agreed … [Read more...] about Mason officials, comptroller’s team have ‘positive meeting’ about financial plan
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Playing for Keeps: After suggesting it was ‘like a hostile takeover’, Mason votes to keep its charter
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
