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Michael stands to the right wearing a black suit jacket and light-colored collar shirt with his wife, April, standing next to him on the left wearing a flower-printed dress.

Q&A: Meet Michael Muscarello, Bastrop’s new city secretary

By Amanda Cutshall

Bastrop welcomes Michael Muscarello as the new city secretary, filling the role nearly a year after Ann Franklin’s departure. He shares his priorities in this exclusive Q&A with Community Impact.

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