The Search for a City Manager: A Profile in Civility
When City Manager Noah Simon departed Lexington, Virginia for Westlake, Texas earlier this year, he left an open seat in a community that prides itself on history and culture, but also – civility. What a novel concept in this era of division and rancor! Almost an anachronism itself, you ask residents about what makes Lexington a special place and a common response is – civility. It is a community that isn’t afraid to disagree from time to time, but how they do so makes the di