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Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler Named Boss of the Year | Leadership, Growth & What’s Next for Shelton WA
Episode 230
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler sits down to talk about being named “Boss of the Year” by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce, what leadership really looks like inside city hall, and where the City of Shelton is headed next.
In this conversation, we cover:
- Why Mark sees himself as a collaborator, not a “boss”
- Managing nearly 100 city employees
- Working with the Shelton City Council
- Advocating in Olympia with 35th District legislators
- Housing growth and Olympic Heights development
- Infrastructure investments and long-term planning
- Community outreach challenges
- Strategic planning and performance tracking
- A potential partnership with the Humane Society of Mason County
- Parks, trails, and the future Simpson Railway multi-modal trail
We also talk about city culture, employee recognition (the “Shelte Awards”), communication styles, and what it takes to build trust in a growing community like Shelton.
If you live in Shelton or Mason County and want to understand how local decisions are made — this is a good one.
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