Job changes at Marietta City Hall
By Sam Shawver, sshawver@mariettatimes.comFact Box
Tom Kunz
Age: 58
Position: Foreman of Marietta Public Facilities Department
Salary: $41,245
Family: Married, two sons, three grandsons
Education: Attended West Virginia University, courses in supervisory management
Past positions: Development Specialist with Marietta Community Development Office, former City Development Director, and 19 years as production supervisor for Kardex.
Emily Stewart
Age: 20
Position: Development Specialist with Marietta Community Development Office
Salary: $29,917
Family: Married, one son
Education: Associate Degree Washington State Community College and Bachelor's in marketing from Marietta College
Past position: Planning assistant for Washington Morgan Community Action
It's been a pretty good year for Tom Kunz who took a position in the spring of 2009 as development specialist with Marietta's Community Development Office, and was recently appointed acting foreman of the city's public facilities department to replace Greg Heldman who officially retires from that post in January.
"I learned Greg was retiring, and decided to throw my hat into the ring," Kunz said. "This is more of my niche, to be out working with and directing the facilities work force."
His duties include overseeing the former cemetery and lands, buildings and parks departments which, along with the recreation department, were combined to form the public facilities department in early 2008.
Susie Joyce continues as the department's recreation coordinator.
"I want this town to look good - to keep the parks and cemeteries clean and maintain the city's other facilities," Kunz said of his goal for the department.
He's no stranger to city government, having served two years as community development director until 2004 when Kunz moved his family to Columbus.
"We were there for a year before we decided that wasn't where we wanted to stay and returned to Marietta," Kunz said.
Filling the vacancy left by Kunz in the development department is Emily Stewart, a former planning assistant with Washington Morgan Community Action.
"November 2 was my first day on this job," Stewart said. "Right now I'm working on an energy efficiency grant for the city with (development director) Mike Stocky. We're also seeking more grant funding for the Armory Square project.
"This position is very similar to what I did at Community Action, involving a lot of program coordination," she said. "And I'm very familiar with the Neighborhood Stabilization Program through Community Action and will continue to work on the city's end of that program, and monitoring the program budget."
The stabilization program, funded through a federal grant administered by Community Action, is focused on the demolition and removal of dilapidated structures on more than 20 blighted properties throughout the city.
"It's a challenging position, and I get pulled in a lot of different directions, so I have to be able to do some multi-tasking," Stewart said. "But it's something different every day, and I'm able to do this."
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11-24-09 3:03 PM
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No wonder Kunz threw his hat in the ring. About 12,000 reasons.
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smokehouse
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11-24-09 9:49 AM
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I notice they want more money for the Armory project. Our mayor,Mr. KNOW ALL, said to start they only needed 1.8 million dollars. They have more than 2.2 million now. This is about as stupid as the statement he made about the Front St. project that (5) five million cars a year travel Front St. I would like to see what traffic count came up with this number. The mayor needs to watch what he says if he can't back up his statements.
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