Kalispell’s City Manager for the past 13 years, Doug Russell (pictured) has accepted a similar position in Lakewood, Washington, a community adjacent to the South Tacoma. One of the reasons he was selected, according to the Tacoma New Tribune newspaper, is the success he’s had developing Kalispell’s Downtown area — specifically removing the train tracks and building the Parkline Trail.
At Monday night’s City Council meeting, he recommended a Council sub-committee to search for the city’s next City Manager. He’ll close up his office in Kalispell Thursday, August 21st and be on the job in Lakewood the following Monday.
We’ll have a conversation with Doug Russell Tuesday morning at 7:20 on Glacier Banks Community Conversations.
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