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Tuesday November 18
Sierra Club Social
“Our 2008 Adventures”. Share your travel experiences and adventures from the past year. Bring 20 photos and be prepared to tell stories. At the Crowley Lake Community Center, refreshments at 6:30 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call (760) 872-4596.
Foreign Film Series at the Library
Free showing of Pedro Almodovar’s Volver at 7 p.m. For more information, call (760) 934-4777.
Friends of the Inyo Business Sponsor Party
Stars at 6 p.m., upstairs at Robertos Cafe. Join local conservation group Friends of the Inyo for an evening of food, drink and entertainment. Learn how your business can help care for our beautiful public lands. For more information, visit www.friendsoftheinyo.org or call (760) 920-0190.
Mammoth Film Festival
Running from Nov. 13 – Nov. 23. The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival will encompass over 8 venues, 60+ films in 4 screening rooms, 3 parties, 2 VIP receptions, and a FilmMaker Expo known as “Basecamp”. A complete listing of competition films and scheduled events is available at www.mammothfilmfestival.com. |
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Bye bye, Bill |
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
After 22 years, Town employee Taylor takes final bow Dec. 28
By Lara Kirkner
Mammoth Times Staff Writer
 Bill Taylor came to Mammoth Lakes in 1974 and landed his first job at Kittredge Sports. Soon after, he was working for the Forest Service and then went on to become a noteworthy employee of the Town of Mammoth Lakes.
The joke was started by former Executive Director of Mammoth Lakes Housing Andrea Clark, who used the phrase at a Town Council meeting to prove a point about workforce housing.
“When Bill Taylor retires, the person who takes his place won't be able to afford a house here,” Clark said. Since then the phrase has been used in meetings across the board.
“I didn't actually decide to retire until this past August,” Taylor explained. “It was a good time since the General Plan had been wrapped up and the CEQA clock was running on the document.”
So Taylor dropped the bombshell, and has been diligently working with the rest of Town staff to help them prepare for his departure, which is scheduled for Dec. 28.
“I am basically just showing people where the resources are,” the 55-year-old says modestly. “Everything that is in my head is also available elsewhere.”
Still, after 22 and a half years of working for the Town, it seems that may just be impossible, and even if it is true, it always seemed easier just to turn to Bill and ask him to recite the Town ordinance that applied to a development that the Planning Commission was reviewing in 1990. Town staff will likely be at least slowed down, if not stopped, by his departure.
Taylor will not officially be replaced by a new Deputy Community Development Director. Instead, his duties will be spread around to other, current staff members.
“The Town will be advertising for entry-level positions so that the higher-level staff will be able to take on more responsibilities,” Taylor explained.
As for Bill, he plans to take a breather for a while and enjoy the mountains that he loves.
“I want to do more skiing and hiking, and possibly take some longer trips that I was unable to take previously,” he says, pointing out that four or five-week trips aren't practical as a full-time employee, anywhere.
Eventually, though, he would like to look into doing some freelance work creating higher level policy for western land use and mountain resort communities.
“I don't have a firm plan now and I'm not sure which path I am going to take, but [freelancing] would give me the opportunity to take the experience I've had here to another level, and it seemed like the right time” Taylor says.
He does admit, however, that he has had his fantasy job for the past 22 years, and will greatly miss the people he works with.
“It's never been dull and I've been able to make the community a better place,” Taylor says. “I've been able to get my hands into everything instead of having to specialize, as most people are forced to do in larger cities.”
He hopes the community will continue to move forward to bring the elements of the Town's vision together, and take advantage of Mammoth's uniqueness.
He and his wife, Sherry, will remain in Mammoth because as Taylor puts it, “Mammoth is a really special place, and it's my home.”
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 December 2007 )
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