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Eureka Springs Parks & Recreation Director Fired After Years of Turmoil

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Eureka Springs Parks Director Justin Huss standing near parks headquarters earlier this year.
J. Froelich

Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Director Justin Huss was recently terminated by Parks Commission Chair Ruth Goodwin-Hager for absenteeism. But Huss, hired four years ago, has also faced criticism from concerned locals about a lack of financial accountability, master planning and public transparency in managing the town's popular and historic parks and trails system.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.