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Departing Gainesville city manager leaves big shoes to fill
Padgett moving on to North Carolina job after 13 years with Gainesville government
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Gainesville City manager Kip Padgett is resigning to take a similar job in North Carolina.
When Gainesville City Manager Kip Padgett announced his resignation in May, he expressed nothing but gratitude for the opportunity to serve the city in many roles over the last 13 years. Padgett’s last day is Thursday. He has accepted the position of town manager in Wake Forest, N.C., a job he said is both a good career move and one that will bring his family closer to his wife’s relatives.