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Gainesville city manager announces resignation
City officials praise Padgett for years of service
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Kip Padgett
Gainesville City Council members said they have big shoes to fill after City Manager Kip Padgett announced his resignation Tuesday night. Padgett said he has accepted a job as the town manager in Wake Forest, N.C., adding that the opportunity is both a good career move and will bring his family closer to his wife’s relatives. His resignation is effective July 2.