{"id":19786,"date":"2019-10-30T16:48:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=61208"},"modified":"2019-10-30T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:48:57","slug":"grand-lake-hires-new-town-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/grand-lake-hires-new-town-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Lake hires new town manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Crone<\/strong>
Sky-Hi News file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Grand Lake Board of Trustees has announced the hiring of a new town manager and he plans to start Friday.<\/p>\n

After two rounds of interviews with six candidates, the board selected John Crone to fill its town manager position. Crone will step into a position that has been vacant since the end of June after town manager Jim White retired<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Originally from Dillon, Crone has worked as the housing manager at Winter Park for almost four years. The position overseeing the town\u2019s attainable housing program was newly created<\/a> when Crone began.<\/p>\n

Before that, Crone worked as an attorney in Summit County.
\nHe received a law degree in 2010 and also has experience as a builder and
\ndeveloper.<\/p>\n

With four years of experience working alongside government
\nin Grand County, Crone feels prepared to move into his new role.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a step up from what I do,\u201d Crone said. \u201cI get immense
\njob satisfaction from working in municipal government. It utilizes the skills
\nand talents that I have and Grand Lake is a beautiful town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of Crone\u2019s goals include building on a year-round
\neconomy in an area dependent on summer tourism, providing a better connection
\nbetween Grand Lake and the rest of the county and balancing the growth of the
\ntown with its history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much growth,\u201d Crone said. \u201cI think the biggest
\nchallenge will be preserving the character of Grand Lake. Its character is so
\nunique in Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crone\u2019s last day as Winter Park\u2019s housing manger was Tuesday and he plans to jump straight into the town manager position Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the job to tell the truth,\u201d
\nCrone said. \u201cThere are some things we have to do right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Grand Lake\u2019s year wrapping up, Crone wants to be a part of the budget process as much as possible. The Grand Lake board is also looking into hiring a new town planner, which is a process Crone will be a part of.<\/p>\n

Crone\u2019s salary has been set at $92,000. Grand Lake received 23 applications, which were narrowed to a field of 10 before the two scheduled interviews with six total applicants in September<\/a> and October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe town was honored to receive a variety of well qualified applicants,\u201d interim town manager Katie Sickles said in an email.<\/p>\n

via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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