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Waterville Creates! appoints Shannon Haines president, CEO
Haines has led the Maine Film Center, the Maine International Film Festival and Waterville Main Street to successes in the city, officials said.
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WATERVILLE Shannon Haines, who has for many years championed the arts, film, culture and economic development in the city, has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer of Waterville Creates!
Haines, 40, of Waterville, starts the job Oct. 1 and will be based at The Center at 93 Main St. downtown. A nonprofit organization funded by foundation grants, Waterville Creates! promotes arts and culture in Waterville and focuses on providing marketing, advertising and program support for its five core partners the Maine Film Center, the Waterville Opera House, Waterville Public Library, Waterville Main Street and the Colby College Museum of Art.
Hallowell City Council begins laying groundwork for city manager search
Councilors meet with consultant from Maine Municipal Association as they prepare to find a successor to Nate Rudy, who left in late February to become town manager in Gray. Code Enforcement Officer Doug Ide has been serving as interim city manager.
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The Hallowell City Council meets Monday via Zoom to discuss the upcoming search for the next city manager.
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HALLOWELL City councilors spoke with a consultant Monday night in preparation for Hallowell’s upcoming search for a city manager.
David Barrett, a consultant with the Maine Municipal Association, met with the City Council during a meeting over the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
Doug Ide appointed Hallowell’s interim city manager
The current Code Enforcement Officer was appointed as the Interim City Manager at a special meeting of the City Council on Monday.
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HALLOWELL Current city Code Enforcement Officer Doug Ide was appointed to the position of interim city manager Monday.
The unanimous decision came after a 25-minute executive session at the beginning of a special meeting via Zoom. Ide, who is also a selectman in Manchester, has been city’s code enforcement officer for more than four years.
Ide will take over for outgoing City Manager Nate Rudy, who is leaving the position to become the town manager of Gray.