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A5 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 Manager: Bohn said he feels a sense of responsibility to set the bar high and lead Continued from Page A1 Bohn said he is not bound by the turbulent his- tory of the county manager post and is optimistic about the future. “You have to be a realist about working in the public sector and not everybody’s going to embrace the orga- nization, embrace the deci- sions and that’s assumed,” he said. “But what I think is the most important thing for local governments is, no matter what, maintain quality relationships with everybody. Keep dialogue open, not take it person- ally. Just be available, be transparent. “And so I think the more we can embody those qual- ities, disputes are just one- time affairs. T hey’re not something you repeatedly have to deal with. Because sometimes what you are dealing with is really his- tory, because people don’t forget. ” Bohn was the assistant county administrator for Washington County for 28 years. “One thing I’ve learned is every individual has their own way and my way, my methods, my approach would be unique,” he said. “And so, what I just hope is that uniqueness fi ts what Clatsop County needs and I think that it does because I’m really relation- ship-based, I’m a listener. A nd so I think that will be the right approach. So I’m very positive and very hopeful and I feel blessed to be here, honestly.” Bohn has spent the p ast 30 years coming to the region as his wife, Stacee Larson, was born and raised here and still has family in Naselle, Washington. They also have a second home in Astoria. After starting as a man- agement intern in Washing- ton County, Bohn eventu- ally moved up , overseeing human resources for a work- force of 2,200 in fi nance, information technology, emergency management and other departments. H is accomplishments include winning voter approval of a $77 million bond measure for emer- gency communications infrastructure. He also developed employee work groups to focus on capital improvements, along with equity, inclusion and diver- sity teams. “There’s a lot of accom- plishments in there. B ut I think my greatest accom- plishment, honestly, is just I’ve been a fair and honest broker doing the public’s work and that I love public service,” Bohn said. “I care. A nd that’s not something a lot of people talk about, but I seriously care about the employees, I care about the board, I care about the residents. I got into this business to serve.” He said feels a sense of responsibility to set the bar high and to lead . He also tries to give peo- ple he works with the tools, opportunity, training and leadership to be success- ful in their jobs so they can handle any situation. “What I’ve always said is accept quickly. A ccept what it is, trust that you’re going to be OK and manage the heck out of it,” Bohn said. He also reinforces the need for civility in govern- ment, because if there’s not, it takes opportunity off the table, he said. “What I am hopeful for, though, is we don’t lose our civility and we don’t get to a point where we don’t see each other, we see our dif- ferences, but not all of our similarities,” Bohn said. “I’m still optimistic. I still feel very good about where we’re generally headed.” Museum: Not cost-effective to keep up Continued from Page A1 “Diane comes to coffee with the mayor pretty reli- giously,” Mayor Henry Bal- ensifer said at a recent City Commission meeting. “She reported that the majority of people who come aren’t trying to check out what’s in Warrenton. They’re going to Seaside and Can- non Beach. They’re going south. They saw it. They stopped by.” The building has sub- standard utilities and is not cost-effective to keep up or staff, Balensifer said. Com- missioner Pam Ackley and Commissioner Mark Bald- win agreed that the city should let the site go. City Manager Linda Engbretson said she would let the prop- erty owners know the city plans to cease operations. Collier has fi lled every nook and cranny — even the bathroom — of the building with photos and other memorabilia. She’s looking for a place to dis- play at least part of the col- lection after the building goes away. 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