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Brandon Mayor Shari Decter Hirst speaks during a public forum on the city's proposed budget.
Brandonites outraged over budget process
BRANDON -- "I no longer have confidence in our mayor and city council as a team leading our city... I expect to see a clean sweep at the next election."
"We were duped. Bringing in the original budget as the infrastructure budget when that was a complete lie ... The mayor ...
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Nuclear waste is a hot issue
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