Richard Nienstedt had enjoyed not having to work since he retired March 31 as city manager of Ottawa. He and his wife, Rita, visited Hot Springs, Arkansas, and took a trip along the former Route 66 highway from Galena in southeast Kansas to Shamrock in north Texas. Still, Nienstedt — who has 43 years experience as a city manager in Kansas — said he feels honored and pleased to have been hired last week to serve as Topeka’s acting city manager. “When this opportunity presented itself, I thought, ‘Who wouldn’t want to go to their state’s capital city and have some impact on that?'” he told The Capital-Journal in an interview Tuesday.
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