JACKSON, Wyo. — Town Manager Larry Pardee announced today that he has accepted a Town Manager position in Eagle, Colorado.
Pardee originally moved to Wyoming from this same part of Colorado to become the Director of Public Works for the Town of Jackson under then Town Manager Bob McLaurin and was appointed Town Manager in 2018.
Pardee said that accepting this new role is bittersweet. “I truly love this community, but an opportunity in Colorado where I met my wife, started our family and began my public service in local government came to my attention and was interesting enough for me to throw my hat in the running,” Pardee said. The interview process in Eagle became public a few weeks ago and Pardee was offered the position the first week of June.
The Mayor and Council will be working with Town leadership to outline a process for appointing an Interim Town Manager and defining next steps to determine Pardee’s successor.
While this news brings uncertainty with it, Pardee will leave the Town having set a positive course with a balanced budget and surplus directed toward capital projects that will provide long-term benefits to the community, the town said in a press release.
“The Town of Eagle will be lucky to have Larry Pardee at its helm to provide the dedication and direction he has shown here. We wish Larry all the best and are working to make this transition as smooth as possible,” Mayor Hailey Morton Levinson said.
