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Commentary


The end of an era and a new one begins In just two weeks an era will come to an end as


Mike Morgan leaves his post as town manager for Weaverville. Morgan will end 18 years with the town and will, as Mayor Al Root puts it, “leave some big shoes to fill.” I have known Morgan for only about nine years,


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just about half his tenure at the town, and while there have been some contentious moments between the two of us, I consider him a friend. We have certainly not always seen eye to eye when


it comes to issues and what’s best for the town. But, as I think back over the years about issues that


we have disagreed on, I cannot recall a time that I ever thought Morgan was acting in his own self-interest. I believe he has always acted in the interest of the Town of Weaverville and its citizens. Again I may not have agreed with all of the actions,


but I have never thought that Morgan was taken ad- vantage of a situation or event. He has been a good


Weaverville


Town sends off Morgan in grand style


By Matt Tate Retiring Weaverville Town


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PO Box 2293 Weaverville, NC 28787 4 THE TRIBUNE/LEADER - October 14 - October 20, 2010


Leader


Manager Mike Morgan received a prestigious honor, some kind words, as well as a good-natured ribbing during a farewell party Sunday (Oct. 10). Gov. Bev Perdue bestowed the


Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Morgan, one of the governor’s prestigious honors, given to those who have a proven record of ex- traordinary service to the state. Others to receive the award in-


clude the poet Maya Angelou, the Rev. Billy Graham and artist Bob Timberlake. “To receive the recognition, I


was surprised,” Morgan said. “It reflects not only my time in Weav- erville, but also my 33 years in public service.” Mayor Al Root said Morgan’s


service was known throughout the state government system. Morgan said he is most proud


of the projects that have come to fruition in his 18 years, including


Weaverville Mayor Al


Root, left, presents retiring Weaverville Town Manager


Mike Morgan with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, a prestigious public service award given by the governor.


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the construction of a new munici- pal building and fire department as well as infrastructure upgrades. “It’s not just me. It’s been a team


effort,” he said. Council members and depart-


ment heads presented Morgan with a gift certificate to Price Creek General Store, his favorite


store, located in Yancey County. Council member Dottie Sher-


rill joked he decided to retire to avoid planning another Christmas parade. Morgan will leave his post Oct.


22. New town manager Michael Boaz is scheduled to step in Nov. 8.


public servant and I for one will certainly miss him and hope all the best for him and his family in his future endeavors. With that said, we now turn to the future of Weav-


erville in the hands of a new town manager, Michael Boaz. Boaz is currently the finance director for North


Wilkesboro and has been the town manager for Beech Mountain, Maxton and Mount Gilead. With those towns under his belt, he certainly has the qualifica- tions for being Weaverville’s new town manager. Tere is one other tidbit of information that we


need to keep in mind about Boaz. He is not Mike Morgan. Te town council, the resi-


dents of Weaverville and this newspaper should not expect him to act like Mike Morgan. Tis new town administrator will have his own way


of conducting business for the Town of Weaverville and as such, he should be given time to prove himself to the people of the town. Tis paper, for one, plans to give him that time. We welcome Boaz and his family to our area.


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