Atkins Retiring Leader Praised by City Staffers
Assistant City Manager Dale Helling will act as city manager during the search for a permanent replacement. He notes Atkins is both friend and boss after 21 years, highlighting a strong personal relationship. Atkins, an Ohio native, began attending Iowa City meetings in 1986, a stop in a career that also included California.
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Steve Atkins Retires After Two Decades Guiding Iowa City
Steve Atkins, 62, and his wife Judith will retire to stay in Iowa City where he helped shape the city over 21 years. The Gazette notes Atkins led projects from Mercer Park pool to Riverside Festival Stage while weathering the 1996 Eric Shaw shooting incident and a challenging political response. City officials praise his calm leadership and pace as he shifts to painting, reading, and personal projects.
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Linn County to switch to district elections for five supervisors
Linn County plans to redraw to five districts with a supervisor elected from each. The change opens all five seats in November 2008. A redistricting commission is planned, with a likely three Democrat appointees and two by the Republican chair, forming a three, five, or seven member body.
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Linn County census data online sparks boundary talk
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller posted 2000 census data online amid debate over district boundaries. He warns that placing Barron and Langston in different districts could spark accusations of gerrymandering and favors using the Legislative Service Bureau, as Polk County did, for a thorough, nonpartisan job.
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