GShoals mayor resigns ahead of recall election

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  • At the Oct. 13 council meeting, Mayor Carl Brugger passed on gifts and advice that were given to him by former mayor Dennis Maier. The gifts included a paper crown and a tiny gavel that symbolized “how much power you really have as mayor,” Brugger told newly appointed mayor Will Skinner. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
    At the Oct. 13 council meeting, Mayor Carl Brugger passed on gifts and advice that were given to him by former mayor Dennis Maier. The gifts included a paper crown and a tiny gavel that symbolized “how much power you really have as mayor,” Brugger told newly appointed mayor Will Skinner. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
The Granite Shoals mayor resigned, effective immediately, following a public signature verification on a petition targeting him and another councilman for a recall election. Mayor Carl Brugger read his letter of resignation at the Oct. 13 regular city council meeting. "The act of stepping down removes me, your mayor, as a lightning rod for anger, hostility and hate," Brugger said. "I am hoping…

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