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Mayor, Council Defend Festival Investments and Warn Social Media Negativity Can Hurt Recruitment
Summary
Mayor Ford and councilmembers highlighted growth in holiday events revenue (citing about $1.3M last year and roughly $1.6M this year), promoted city hiring and dumpster/landfill services, and warned that negative social-media comments can dissuade potential employers from locating in Gadsden.
Mayor Ford and several councilmembers used the January meeting to highlight recent community events, economic development outreach and public-services schedules.
The mayor thanked city employees for operating holiday attractions and said the events produced strong returns: "Last year, I believe the falls brought in 1,300,000.0, and this year we're at 1.6 something million,"…
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