{"id":57482,"date":"2013-09-11T21:13:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T03:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ryan-mahoney-to-leave-top-post\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:01:51","slug":"ryan-mahoney-to-leave-top-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ryan-mahoney-to-leave-top-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Mahoney to leave top post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Dolores Town Manager Ryan Mahoney personifies everything about Dolores. He mountain bikes the tough trails with locals, tends bar part-time at the Dolores River Brewery, hits the dance floor at music festivals and gets serious about running a quaint river town.<\/p>\n

However, his tenure will soon come to a close. Mahoney announced this week he has taken the planning director job in Marana, Ariz., a suburb of Tucson, population 37,000. His last day will be Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m bummed to be leaving,\u201d he said. \u201cWe really liked it here, and made some good friends. The job has been really great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahoney was instrumental in promoting downtown revitalization, installing sidewalks and lighting, and catering to new businesses. He helped to steer high-speed Internet access to town, and negotiated a complicated land exchange for a new recreation trail. His cooperative nature and friendly, professional personality greased the wheels of progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this job you have to understand the importance of regional relationships, have an open-door policy and be open to new ideas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A nice feather in his cap is helping to close a private property easement needed to access the new non-motorized Forest Service McPhee Rim Trail.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a trailhead in town is a real highlight, and I\u2019m writing a GOCO grant to help install the town portion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

From town, the eight-mile trail will follow the mesa rim and connect with Bean Canyon and a web of mountain-biking and hiking trails.<\/p>\n

\u201cA direct connection to the recreation trails on the forest will be a nice asset for the town, and getting it started is something I\u2019m proud of,\u201d Mahoney said.<\/p>\n

The Dolores Board of Trustees will be advertising for the new position soon, and they are hoping for a quick turn-around. They hope to have a replacement by the middle of December.<\/p>\n

The salary range for Dolores town manager is between $63,000 and $78,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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