When he took the job as Reno County’s administrator, a post that had been vacant for several years and while the country was in the midst of a recession, Gary Meagher was forced to retrench, cutting jobs and deferring maintenance and purchases.
As he leaves the job after 10 years, the county has a stable and satisfied workforce and boasts an AA bond rating. A new jail has been built and paid for, most county offices modernized and relocated, the county is now routinely replacing aging bridges and some 75% of county blacktop has been repaved.
Meagher, 68, deflects the credit, noting he’s surrounded by competent people at every level who are, for the most part, easy to work with.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)