HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-06-17 Manager makes switch from hills to beaches (Palm Beach Post)Q&A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: ED GREEN, VILLAGE MANAGER, NORTH PALM BEACH
Manager makes switch from hills to beaches
By Blll DiPaolCo.// 07—
A: The village is built out. So all
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer new projects will be in -fill devel-
opment. That means we must take
NORTH PALM BEACH — Adapt- into consideration the needs of
ing to a smaller budget and flat- a the surrounding property owners.
ter environment are some of the
• Q: What about improving pub -
adjustments being made by Ed .; + lic access for boaters in North
Green, who just finished his first r '' Palm Beach?
week as village manager of North A: There is always a waiting
Palm Beach. to list for residents to store their
Green, 63, was manager of Gar 1 boats at Anchorage Park. We
field County, Colo., for 14 years. antineed to look at future expansion
An avid bicycle rider and hiker, y for boat storage at the park.
Green oversaw a county of 3,000 +t,'
square mils of rolling hills and Q: Palm Beach Gardens, Lake
# Park and North Palm Beach have
about 57,000 residents. The coun- often been at odds over issues
ty had 490 employees and an an- such as annexation and projects
nual budget of $118 million. . ' along Northlake Boulevard. How
North Palm Beach has about will you deal with that?
13,000 residents on 6 square : 4 :� 1 A: he art of negotiation is con -
miles of flat, urban coastal land ALLEN EYESTONE / THE PALM BEACH POST veying what all sides really need.
and has an annual budget of Ed Green, former manager of Garfield County, Colo., brings to his new job I want to develop a positive rap
about $18 million. The village as North Palm Beach's manager a well -tested belief in strategic planning. port with these neighboring com-
as
has about 170 employees. munities so we can reach an out -
Green and his wife Linda, come that benefits us all. My ex -
who worked with a youth diver- complish the goals. Then deter- A: The country club is the epi- perience negotiating contracts
sion program in Garfield County, mine how you want to translate center of the village. Expansion with the National Renewable En -
have been married 41 years. The that into improvement. In Gar- of the restaurant is one thing ergy Laboratory and Hughes Air -
couple have three grown chil- field County, we used that ap- that should be considered. We craft will help.
dren and six grandchildren. proach to develop senior pro- need to develop a conceptual Q: Will riding your bicycle be
grams, do a $47 million airport plan and look at the options be- easier on Palm Beach County's
Question: How would you de- improvement project and work fore making a final decision. flatter roads than in the hills in
scribe your management style? with other government agencies Q: Frigate's, a waterfront res- Colorado?
Answer: I'm a strong believer to build an interchange at the In- taurant, is scheduled to open A: Yes. The Blue Heron Bridge
in strategic planning. You must terstate 70 corridor. soon off U.S. 1. Two 18-story con- is pretty low compared to some of
look at current conditions sur- Q: How do you see the future dominium towers on the Intra- the mountain trails I've ridden.
rounding an issue. Then develop of the North Palm Beach Coun- coastal are planned. How will
a team to set milestones and ac- try Club? the village handle development? bill_dipaolo@pk post.com
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