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Elgin interim city manager Isaac Turner says he wants to "make a difference," defends nine-member council
Summary
Isaac Turner, Elgin’s interim city manager, discussed his background, priorities and the city’s nine-member council during an interview on the city’s 78621 Live program.
Isaac Turner, Elgin’s interim city manager, told the city’s 78621 Live program that he intends “to make a difference” during his interim assignment and that the nine-member City Council provides broad local representation.
Turner, who said he has “been in city management roughly about 40 years,” described his role as supporting the council and responding to citizens’ needs. “I get to support everybody,” he said during the interview. He told hosts he is serving an interim assignment and that this is the fourth interim post he has taken.
The comments came during a conversation hosted by Stacy Osborne, acting public information officer for the City of Elgin, and…
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