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Don Griffin. Photo by Martin Boling
Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the City of Bloomington. Bloom
has republished it here with minor edits for clarity and style.
Mayor John Hamilton has announced that he will appoint lifelong Bloomingtonian Donald C. Griffin Jr. as deputy mayor. Griffin will succeed Mick Renneisen, who has announced his retirement effective April 23.
Griffin is a Bloomington native with decades of community service and leadership. He founded, owns, and leads Griffin Realty Holdings. As deputy mayor, Griffin will coordinate and oversee 16 City departments and 850 employees working to implement the Hamilton administration’s policies and goals, including job creation, affordable housing, quality of life improvements, and efficient and transparent basic governmental services.  ....

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