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Stotts City Audit Sparks Turmoil | Joplin News
A damning state audit has rocked Stotts City, Missouri, exposing chaotic record-keeping and budget mismanagement—problems Mayor Tracy Knight says residents demanded be fixed. But with the city clerk blocking costly tech upgrades and aldermen questioning her leadership, infighting has escalated to a formal censure over a “hostile work environment.” While some voters feel betrayed by unfulfilled promises, others blame obstructionists. Amid growing distrust and even talk of dissolving city government, a fragile truce is forming as officials finally tackle overdue budget reconciliations—but…
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