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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Fishing for Lake Taneycomo trout relates to business success in Branson how?
A successful business environment for Branson’s businesses requires the same thing that makes Branson’s Lake Taneycomo the successful trout fishery that Continue reading
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Branson board takes steps to increase visitor parking in the historic downtown area
With the completion of construction and the recent openings of both the new garage and the Branson Convention Center, the city of Branson’s board of aldermen took steps to expand the availability of parking in the downtown area. Continue reading
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The Ole Seagull’s Q and A on the proposed tax and downtown bridge
A simple Q and A on questions the Ole Seagull has been asked about the proposed economic development tax and the downtown bridge and, for what they matter, his responses Continue reading
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Cost of alternatives to Branson’s Taneycomo bridge closing range from $13 to 36.8 million
In the final analysis, the inconvenience to local residents and users of the Business Highway 65/MO 76 Bridge across Lake Taneycomo between Hollister and Branson will be directly related to the funding available to correct the bridges deteriorating deck a Continue reading
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Are Branson and Taney County voters being “steered” into a new bridge tax that they really don’t need?
Is it just possible that no new sales taxes are needed to build a new bridge and avoid the closing of the Business Highway 65/MO 76 Bridge across Lake Taneycomo? But even if they are, how is it possible… Continue reading
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Parking issue for downtown businesses to be addressed by Branson’s aldermen
…the City intends that the top level of the Reish Garage and the spaces in the parking lot commonly known as the “Awbery Lot, at the southwest corner of Atlantic and Commercial Streets,” shall remain free and open on a first come first-served basis Continue reading
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TOUR OF MISSOURI Cycling Race to change Branson Traffic patterns Sep. 13
About 120 professional cyclists will be participating in the Time Trials, an 18-mile long course that begins at Branson Landing and ends at the Shepherd of the Hills Farm on West Highway 76. The race begins at 11 a.m. and ends about 3 p.m. The cyclists wi Continue reading
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‘Headin’ West’ debuts at Silver Dollar City’s Festival of American Music & Crafts
Launching a major new production for the Festival of American Music & Crafts with the popular Salute to the Great American Cowboy, Silver Dollar City presents Headin’ West. The Broadway-style show is slated to be the park’s most impressive production ever Continue reading
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Finalists from NBC hit show “American’s Got Talent” coming to Branson’s Dutton Theatre
Sheila Dutton, the beloved matriarch of the Dutton family, said, “During the course of the competition, all of the contestants got to know each other…When we made the offer to open a show here in Branson for a fall run, word got around.. Everyone is so Continue reading
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“Where’s the beef” that brings millions to Branson?
“Where’s the beef” that built Branson to the point where it is today? The simple fact is that the “beef” that built Branson to the point where it is today is… Continue reading
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Isn’t half right still wrong in Branson?
“Is a person who makes it half way across Highway 65 before getting hit by a dump truck traveling at 60 miles per hours “half right” or a hood ornament? Continue reading
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Business 65 Taneycomo Bridge safe but functionally obsolete and structurally deficient
The “functionally obsolete” and “structurally deficient” but safe condition of the Business Highway 65/MO 76 Bridge across Lake Taneycomo will be the major topic of a Missouri Department of Transportation, MoDOT Value Engineering Study next week in Spring Continue reading
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Welk Stars Reunion 2007 Sep 5 – 9, 2007
Stars of America’s all time favorite variety show are in Branson this week for the Welk Stars Reunion 2007. The five-day schedule with nine live performances at the Welk Resort Theatre begins Wednesday, Sept. 5 and runs through Sunday, September 9. Continue reading
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Branson board postpones action on business district skateboard ordinance
Is a skateboard a bicycle? The answer to that question, as well as some other apparent points of confusion on the ordinance, caused the city of Branson’s board of aldermen to postpone action… Continue reading
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Branson Landing flood plan map revisions not a life safety issue
…the lower portion of the buildings remaining in the flood plain, such as parking garages, loading docks, and storage areas, will require additional dry or wet flood proofing documentation in order to bring them into compliance with the City’s floodplai Continue reading
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If Branson’s blighted land is worth $100,000 per acre why isn’t a skateboard a bicycle?
In a city where legalistic manipulation and interpretation has been used to call land that a developer was reimbursed over $100,000 an acre for “blighted”… is it any surprise that a “bicycle” could meet the legal definition of a “skateboard?”
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