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.
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