For the week of May 29 - June 4, 2002

A farewell 
word of advice

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Mayors and city councilmen come and go. But happily for the city of Ketchum, city administrator Jim Jaquet was there in city hall for the past 25 years and four months to act as a continuum of experience and sound counsel as new policymakers came and went.

Jaquet was no prisoner of a desk, however. He could be found and seen out and about, checking the smallest details of city work projects to make certain they were on time and on budget.

In no small way, Jaquet’s presence provided quality in decisions that have made Ketchum a growing and attractive community.

As he retired last week — and between tributes from family and well-wishers — Jaquet told a reporter that two challenges remain for the community in years ahead: developing a master transportation plan to move commuters in public transit up and down the Wood River Valley and continued development of affordable housing for families who are essential to the daily life of the area.

Both of these objectives are healthy bi-products of the valley’s phenomenal growth, and testimony to the economic stability of Blaine County. They offer welcome opportunities for big thinkers with clear vision.

 

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