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Chamber urges dedicated contact; three candidates present for council vacancy

Marion City Council workshop · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The Taney County Chamber urged the city to designate a business contact or a part‑time economic developer; council agreed to a six‑month evaluation period. Three applicants — Bill Kennedy, Alex Kelly and Kimberly Craft — made brief pitches for a vacant council seat; council deferred an appointment to the next meeting.

Administration asked council for six months to evaluate whether to refill the economic development director position, proposing consolidated staff mailboxes (economicdevelopment@taneytown.gov) and temporarily routing inquiries to existing staff. A representative of the Taney County Chamber of Commerce recommended the city designate a…

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