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<br />li~ new public works director 'en'i'pio~ment would be looking," Hoag said from his vices and snow~lo\\;lIg, switch r,e,'luiml any of the,
<br />. ' '.. .': sWltehmg hands a lot more new office, But floal( wIll mISs other senous hie adjustments that
<br />lied' for the. position tly:chance.often, Hoa~didn't have to go' H?hap~ned across the job aspects of his old job, tl]o~Jgh, sometimes come wi~h .
<br />. ..far when .he made the move 'postmg while leafing through lie rehshed the OppoltullltJes ehange m employment. f11at
<br />. from Public 'Works direCtor in . a League of Minnesota Cities it offered to work on div<'fse makes tbings easier lor every'
<br />, Adam.Fetcher Falcon Heights to Arden publication, Looking to projects outside his own OIlt. .
<br />staff writer Hills, where he ,reeently advance his career, Hoag department. For example. he Hilt Falcon Heigh
<br />, ., ,. started working under. the couldn't pass up the opporhl' spent three lIIonths this sum. miss its public works dire or
<br />"." n: allJ,oh tranSITIOnS were as same title, nity to follow up on a job in a mer as interim city adminis- of two ,veal's.
<br />",.e<~1.1,!eIl1enl'as the one Greg And the easiest part? larger e'ity so close to his trator ill Falcon Heights, all "We ,,,,,re all sad to lose
<br />.,"Hoag made,three,w(,'Cks'ago, "Truthfully, I,wasn't even home in Roscville, experience he said probably Greg, but we also understand
<br />..' .. . Arden Hills, with its ongo- helped him a great deal in the attraction of the opportll'
<br />ing Twi:n. Cities Army sf'cllfing the Arden Hills posi, IIity that Arden Hills could
<br />Ainmunition Plant redevelop- tion, offer him with the new devcl,
<br />ment project, offers the kind After he was off"red tl", opment:' Mayor Susan Gehrz
<br />of expansion possibilities that job, Hoag started attending said, "He was a hard worker,
<br />tirpan.public'works directors city meetings in Ardcn lIills got along well with people
<br />, .mit,'1I1ally"only dream ahout, in order to get a feel for his and did a good job sllpen;s'
<br />. And floag Said he appreciates new workplace, I Ie said he'~ ing,"
<br />'. t1ie dtY:s abundance of parks looking forward to helping "Arden lIills is very lucky
<br />atid extenSive infrastructure, improve a dt)' tbat aln;ady to have Grcg on hO;lfd," she
<br />'~It's nlote of a full-service has a lot going for il. added, "We wish we could
<br />city," he'.sajd, "I didn't collie in with allY have kept him longer."
<br />13eeause "of that, he'll now preconceived notions that FalwlI Heights is already in
<br />eajoy a level of control he something was broken anti the mitlst of conducting inter,
<br />said he often lacked in Falcon needed fixillg," Hoag said. views lor Iloag's replaeelllcnt
<br />Heights, where he had to rely "I'm still trying to get in and and expects to have someone
<br />on contractors for some get my feet wet." 011 board within a month,
<br />. needs,. including water ser. Hoag, who st:lrled in
<br />Arden Hills on Oct. 30, IOllks :;,dam Felcha "all
<br />Il)l'ward to settling in and not hI' reachrd ar aJitch('r@
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