Archive: November 2010

Since I am still new here, lots of people ask me what my goals are for the City of Edina.  It strikes some people strangely that I have not entered this job with a clear set of 10 well written …
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Today was my introduction to the Edina municipal liquor store operation.  My tour guide and chief professor for the day was Steve Grausam, the City’s Director of Liquor Store Operations.  We started with the store outside of Lund’s at 50th …
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Counting Edina, I’ve worked as a city administrator/city manager in five cities in three states over the past twenty two years.  During my career I have had many opportunities to learn about the ins and outs of managing interesting public ventures or …
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I’m well in to Week II now. The League of Women Voters of Edina held a very nice public reception for me on Monday night. There were 50-100 people there, I think. It was an Open House so not everyone …
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It’s Friday night at 5:31 pm and Week One is “in the bag”. It’s done. I can’t do it again. There are no do-overs to make first impressions now. I either made a good one, or I didn’t. And, by …
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The first days of any new job are precious because first impressions are important. I’ve been using my first days to meet my new co-workers. For example, this morning I met with a shift of Police Officers at their morning …
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Yesterday was my first day as Edina’s new city manager. My new co-workers gave me a very warm welcome. It’s really good to be here. I have been a blogging city manager (or a city manager blogger) since March of …
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