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NORTH PALM BEACH PUBLIC UBRARY
The. Palm Beach Times, Wed., May $, 1963 Page 3
In Surprise Move
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PA BE R. Olson I ing as it is satisfying. OI
night submitted his res-I After care
nation to a surprised will my philoso no immediate has � senting the library society
r the
Tuesday
ig
council age
The
ge manager
d his
resignation aduring a specialameet-
i
ng called during a workshop
'session to pass a resolution to
l acquire land.
take Olseff effect at the earlieon asked that his stspossible
nation
1 date. Upon the recommendation
lof Mayor Warren P. Tatoul, coun-
cilmen tabled action without com-
(ment on the request until the
next meeting, scheduled for May
1 14. '
1 Olson stated in the letter:
I "It has been my privilege a;'d
pleasure during the past seven
years to have been employed as
Village Manager of North Palm
Beach.
"The village began with a mas-
ter plan in 1956. It has been most
satisfying to have had a part in
developing this Comm He served in th
the original planning. unity` for 36 months m Worldc
"Employment an,l he held the rank of Warmajor
a p yment in the city rat I L the Marine Corps during the
her field is frequents as
Ko'e�,n Conflict
ful reflection, I find son said Tuesday night he
phies of administration, plans fo
have appliedwhich tore.
during the past
period of village growth, one now ove
In other business at the spec ineffective. Also, because I find session, councilmen
it noff longer resolution for municipal
it attitudes - audible desires ocof withe tion byeminent
manymy ofr land located in the we tract o
village citizens, an de work is no
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longer enjoyable. Accordingly,1 Prosa of the ns Road tract
conclude the best interests the purchased Farina by
village will be served bypurchased . and annexed id
resignation at this time." my village. Mayor Tatoul said
Olson's plot will be used for access
appointment _ame in Poses.
1956 when North Palm Beach was
com-
incorporated and After the special session
granted a state missioners convened in workshop
charter. Ile has been assistant session and heard re
port manager at Port Everglades, the North Palm Beaches Library
employed in the office of the city Society and the Villa e
manager of Pensacola, and acted Club. Garden
as assistant city manager at
Daytona Beach.
Olson,
a graduate of Florida
State University, holds a mas-
ter's degree in city management.
e South Pacifi
Attorney H. L. Gilden
repre-
fu-I miffed a detailed plan for mun ci-
pal development of library facil-
iai sties' Among recommendations
d a advanced by the society were
isi- appointing a library board, hiring
plot a full-time librarian and providing
st space in the dining room area of
on the old country club. Commission-
tly ers took the recommendations
the under advisement
the
pur-
At present the society operates
in a room in the country club
building and has been receiving
and cataloguing book donations.
The garden grou requested
appom men o a beautification
committee to plan future village
beautification and to oversee
maintenance of present plantings.
Councilmen also took this matter
under advisement. �