By Steve Hubrecht
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Longtime village of Radium Hot Springs Chief Administrative Officer, Mark Read, has stepped down from his role.
The village announced the change in a press release on Wednesday, Dec. 15., saying Read had moved on from his position to pursue new and developing opportunities.
Later that same day, during Radium’s council meeting, Radium council members passed a resolution appointing Radium director of planning and development services and building inspector, Arne Dohlen, as acting chief administrative officer for the time being. Council then struck a hiring committee, comprised of the five council members, to find and hire a new full-time chief administrative officer, with Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt saying the hiring committee needs to have its first meeting as soon as possible.
“It was his (Read’s) decision to move on. We are grateful for the 19 years of service he gave,” Reinhardt told the Pioneer at the end of the meeting. “If you walk around the village, there isn’t a single a piece of infrastructure or a municipal project you can find that he wasn’t involved in bringing here. His fingerprints are all over this village. We wish him well in his future endeavours.”
The press release highlighted Read’s efforts through three mayors and multiple councils in modern water and sewage management, brining grants to Radium to leverage limited municipal funding, and facilitating major changes in the local economy and development environment.
