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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - There is No Other Tom Hedges Out There Retirement - 1/1/2013­(I� TRU"I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS 18SUCCEED TOL. " HEDGES. IT'S NOT GOING TO . Dakota County Commissioner Tom Egan JOEL KOYAMA - jkoyama @startribune.cont Eagan City Manager Tom Hedges has shepherded change and growth in the city for the last 36 years and is regardly highlyby administrators in other metro -area cities. rn a S 3 f i U/t R • , _ a At age 64, the Eagan administrator says it's time to retire, leaving the city to replace one of the most respected city managers in the field. 13y LAURIE BLAKE Iblake @s tartribune.com When the longest - tenured city manager in the state retires in Feb- ruary after 36 years with the city of Eagan, he'll leave a bole that few could hope to fill. Tom Hedges, the only city admin- istrator in EagaWs history, is so well known, so well lilted and respected, that other city managers applaud his career and city officials only reluc- tantly accepted his departure. "I truly feel sorry for the person who has to succeed Tom Hedges, It's not going to be easy," said Da- kota County Commissioner Tom Egan, who worked with Hedges for 21 years as an Eagan council member and mayor. The city administrator is the top non - elected official in city govern- ment, often likened to the CEO of a city. Riding out 30 years of changing mayors and council members, Hedg- es presided over Eagan's growth from rural farm fields to a booming sub- urb. The politics weren't always easy, "but Tom was always the calm, cool, collected voice of reason," said Edina City Manager Scott Neal on his blog. "You can't stay in this line ofwork for 36 years in one town if you're not all those things — and more." "He has just done an outstand- ing job," said Maple Grove City Ad- ministrator Alan Madsen. "Tom is a very ethical man. Very principled. He sets the bar very high for the rest of us." Fledges continues on N3'- FAREWELL PARTY A community retire- ment party honoring Hedges is set for 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb.7 with a Program at 6:30 p.m, at the Eagan Community Center. F A �kr i i i i b Cam' 4! bA •'e Id aJ R N {Q{�) •R O UO a) ,`tii O as ^ " '�✓ U "cy bcdA b 4J L� dv F.a O N O O .(..n.ee ®•O 'd w — �M lV d�-� V�aN Qi .W r� 44� V �. id yd •U U In .� 'JG c� a) r. w .a "'.4 H ai o w N M N O Y ro m d J , U bA bA -�n ® bA O a) 7 bb n O 4,0 O " N 'GA y -0 U . ;j c3 0 cC J4 0 b C�lryry� , c N ® a) a) N A N a) .R Rj a) U • C j " rn 'n bA N U o Cn y V ''"� O bA• .� a) '� 4y 4i ' a) O I U a 8 N ,6 N ® a O ' aai a �En D � bo• � .•g ' � N d A• o °�°`•.,'� b� o U bo A ® bA 4 O •H ® y o N q o o 14 ,OTO � U °� o •w cc � � ° Ch cn CS b 0 b ® CZ ca n C a Q o ►a b ° cna ° ° cv o 'u 4 a U bn bAn °' U �, aro 'n ° � �w .q .b rn N ® cn `d � 0 "C 0 °bA a q id a °.� oo' O °dL,'�, o obong °® d 'a°'° W E °° w .q aUi W o "i •d ca W bA dd w b d v U .d bA ° 'b �+ !� bA •F•.' y �+ d rn O cn v� rn O OA bb ti •� a N „v a� ) o a) ' N c C a O p w ��• 'O ba A A 'a) v sa '•a.o . ) ti 0 p, crrn n 0 . a N .w y � (D o • .O 4, d bA • Ec cm a) aU P4 0 O anr ^a" i bA rc� , U ctl cu bl QU o ya�ip• �c� C.I "+C; � ' ba cA •�aa A ' O •U a U�C>~ a � .ryry. �yy� �a Pi D a+A t O z WO � w bb P, O g° . H a A°O° g N�0 o °er• �o � °� U a° N o x dU •N En cn cn U Fi R�i� -i ++ (3F tE°°•�� to Ri tV CJ rn .N cd .� F .a ,d <n .� c+-ii 4�'O o N `0 En ° d N DbA , � o � U a A bm AN O 4+ ° .2 a' n 4o u to cs . o� � . - o �a H }y rn a ti ON aao CC w o } U O U . U0 Ctl UU° W ca o O a UJ �U oo >ti o a �a N -0 o cv ° °+ a p o ,� '1) o cv � a o a° °� U o j°j o o '-�.. .d a oA �. o a RAW .� a� °' a� .. ��, ,rosy -,rydy o -s� b i> U Yd bA a) RS U Q N O V CO. tV U' F, a) a) b1A w c9 p m p+ �." d ri �� n �Oa D p a i rJ aN�i y b x oco CU 14 P, p -'� O ' D U � ca n 2- cd u o ® 4— W4 aA ccpsq fa4 $1 o o auoo 0 0•®�o�U o W ) Pa w U o - obA P4 'b � tl O �o N O p+d �TJ bA 0PAaA .: '� rn P, y - y "rJ 'U rn a) °i A R U (L) ° ai . '4 is � ai ai ' o "" "-d c� P • ° tj) v i+d � c� .� � CJ ca o +� CC O° U y Up En "� � U i-+ 0 '� CU 'rJ •cn .�° �d vi bA N ,� W to CA bb a) c� cU ° v ba)A y a) O. Pa V bA U o C" idd y p � q°q au'i ate+ m ' a .:: a sue, � m c� p 2. bbl) ° f� g a) o � fl o bA U �a� ° n o�da 3 a�'b��UObn ° w N U W U .e-' "�a" V � ;� f�a u U � +J o