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Aldermen reject grammar amendment, approve subdivision code change 5-1
Summary
An amendment to reword a subsection of Branson's subdivision ordinance failed 4-2 after public comment and board debate; the governing body then approved the original ordinance amending section 94-8 by a 5-1 vote, with Alderman Lucas dissenting.
The Board of Aldermen failed to adopt a proposed staff-drafted amendment to language in section 94-8 of the Branson Municipal Code, then approved the original ordinance amending that subdivision section.
An amendment offered from the dais sought to insert clarifying punctuation and an explicit reference to prior Board approval in paragraph c(1). The motion to amend was defeated 4 no, 2 yes after debate and public comment. Planning commission members and others in the audience criticized taking minor grammatical edits to a public meeting and asked that clerical or punctuation concerns be handled privately with staff.
After the amendment failed, the board voted 5-1 to adopt bill 65-66, an ordinance amending section 94-8 pertaining to additional minor subdivisions; Alderman Lucas cast the lone no vote. Planning commission members who spoke publicly earlier urged respect for the staff and commission review process and said they recommended approval of the ordinance as presented.
The clerk recorded the result of the final vote as 5 yes, 1 no; the ordinance was adopted on final reading.
