{"id":3360,"date":"2025-05-21T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.householddealz.com\/portfolio\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2026-01-24T20:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:19:42","slug":"chaos-in-downtown-branson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.householddealz.com\/portfolio\/chaos-in-downtown-branson\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos In Downtown Branson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.householddealz.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DandA.png\" alt=\"What Up Poor Folks\" class=\"wp-image-1693\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Feels like <strong>uptown, a &#8220;PO&#8221; folk struggle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago Anita asked me to watch a video with her. She did not tell me the name of the video, she said<strong> &#8220;You gotta check this out.&#8221; <\/strong>PUBLIC SPEAKING SECTION: <strong>STARTING 46:22<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdUuWiRtM_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>(HERE IS THE LINK TO VIDEO) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I saw was a <strong>&#8220;Board of Aldermen&#8221; meeting<\/strong> in which business owners are <strong>questioning<\/strong> the <strong>&#8220;DESTRUCTION&#8221; of concrete streets in &#8220;DOWNTOWN&#8221; Branson, in the month of May<\/strong>. Practically opening season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw individuals <strong>who for the &#8220;FIRST&#8221; time<\/strong> are experiencing <strong>feelings that many of us &#8220;PO&#8221; working class folks &#8220;UPTOWN&#8221; deal with <\/strong>on a daily basis in the <strong>low-end hotel hole game, and workforce<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment that impacted me was when a young lady spoke up after the why&#8217;s, how come&#8217;s, and when&#8217;s, were asked, only to say, <strong>I &#8220;JUST&#8221; purchased the property and &#8220;USED&#8221; all my savings, and now I don&#8217;t have customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>****How Similar Is This To The Low-end Hotel Scam Game?****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;PO&#8221; folks <strong>take all their &#8220;HARD&#8221; earned incom<\/strong>e and give it to the <strong>low-end hotel landlords<\/strong>, only to <strong>lose everything in the end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know because <strong>Anita and I lost everything too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anita and I have been in Branson <strong>going on 5 seasons<\/strong>. In our stay in Branson we have always <strong>recognized the &#8220;DOWNTOWN&#8221; area as the &#8220;HEART AND SOUL&#8221; of Branson<\/strong>. &nbsp;Everything from that <strong>Icecream Parlor back is what Branson is built on.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;DOWNTOWN&#8221; represents the true meaning and history of Branson,<\/strong> and should<strong> &#8220;NEVER&#8221;<\/strong> be tampered with as everything streams upwards from there.<strong> &#8220;IT IS THE MAIN ARTERY IN BRANSON.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>****SO WHAT MAY BE ON THE AGENDA?****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why would any <strong>city officials allow construction in a &#8220;TIME OF SEASON&#8221; that local businesses make &#8220;MAJORITY&#8221; of their income\/livelihood?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Maybe, there was<strong> no &#8220;REAL&#8221; thought<\/strong> process put into this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211;OR&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Maybe, in order to bring in <strong>&#8220;NEW&#8221; businesses into the downtown area<\/strong>, one must <strong>concoct<\/strong> a way to <strong>remove the &#8220;UNWANTED&#8221; businesses<\/strong>. Those<strong> who are no longer welcomed<\/strong>. <strong>If you can&#8217;t pay the &#8220;RENT,&#8221; YOU CAN&#8217;T STAY. IF THE STREETS ARE BROKEN, NO ONE WILL COME TO PURCHASE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>****RESULTS****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many <strong>downtown local businesses<\/strong> that make Branson what it is, <strong>are losing money daily,<\/strong> while the <strong>owners of these buildings are still requesting &#8220;RENTAL&#8221; and &#8220;ELECTRICITY&#8221; payments on time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is very <strong>similar to the &#8220;PO&#8221; working class &#8220;HOTEL&#8221; hole dwellers.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Some<\/strong> local<strong> businesses &#8220;UPTOWN&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>cut the locals&#8217; work hours<\/strong>, just enough so the <strong>locals can&#8217;t get unemployment, and they can&#8217;t make payment. <\/strong>All while the <strong>hotel hole owners are demanding payment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUSINESSES WITHOUT STREETS =<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;NO MONEY&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>(CITY REQUIRES PAYMENT &#8211; ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON TIME INCLUDING ELECTRICITY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOCALS WITHOUT SUSTAINABLE WORK HOURS =&nbsp;<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;NO HOTEL HOLE&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> (HOLE OWNERS REQUIRES PAYMENT ON TIME OR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE &#8220;OUT IN &#8220;5&#8221; MINUTES BY 5 P.M.&#8221;)<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>OUT BY 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe the City of Branson construction project has been very <strong>&#8220;DISRUPTIVE&#8221; to the local businesses<\/strong> downtown. <strong>By closing access<\/strong> to these businesses, the <strong>City has &#8220;CRIPPLED&#8221; businesses<\/strong> in such a way that <strong>&#8220;I&#8221;<\/strong> believe Branson should <strong>step up and provide some type of &#8220;FINANCIAL&#8221; support<\/strong> while they continue to <strong>beautify<\/strong> the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>How much is this costing &#8220;PO&#8221; working class folks and business owners in taxes and losses?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind, the <strong>Safety Initiative Team declared hotels are up to code standard<\/strong> and now in 7<strong>5 days &#8220;DOWNTOWN&#8221; will be all new.<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;<strong>JUST IN TIME FOR OFF SEASON WHEN THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s good to know <strong>Branson is all about cleaning up the &#8220;EXTERIOR&#8221; of Branson streets<\/strong>, but one must also look at the <strong>&#8220;INTERIOR&#8221;<\/strong> walls and floors of <strong>certain hotel holes.<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;OTHERWISE &#8211; BRANSON IS JUST COVERING IT UP&#8221;<\/strong> from my view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WELCOME TO BRANSON 2025 Y&#8217;ALL <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>DON&#8217;T FORGET THE &#8220;HOMELESS&#8221; PEOPLE BRANSON PRODUCE ON A DAILY.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anita wants to thank you for your support and also take the moment to let you know that the &#8220;BRANSON OUTREACH WARRIORS&#8221; will continue providing much needed services to those in need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"banner-zone-1\" style=\"max-width:468px;\">\n  <div class=\"banner-item\" style=\"display:block;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bransonoutreach.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bransonoutreach.org\/bransonads\/uploads\/1769202993_homeless2.png\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" alt=\"Banner 9\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"banner-item\" style=\"display:none;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bransonoutreach.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bransonoutreach.org\/bransonads\/uploads\/1769205070_homeless1.png\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" alt=\"Banner 12\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(){\n  if(!window.showBanner){\n    var s=document.createElement('script');\n    s.src='https:\/\/bransonoutreach.org\/bransonads\/show.js';\n    s.onload=function(){ showBanner('banner-zone-1'); };\n    document.head.appendChild(s);\n  } else { showBanner('banner-zone-1'); }\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dallas &amp; Anita Williams,<br>Hotel\/Apartment Renters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PLEASE BE SAFE EVERYONE!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feels like uptown, a &#8220;PO&#8221; folk struggle A few days ago Anita asked me to watch a video with her. 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