After more than 16 years under the same executive leadership, Edwardsville will need a new rudder in a few months.
The Wyandotte County city of about 4,700 people has relied on City Manager Michael Webb since 2007 to steer it through a 2006 municipal "bankruptcy" and all the way to an AA- bond rating.
True municipal bankruptcies, which are filed under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, are extremely rare, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. The nonpartisan research organization reports…City manager who brought Edwardsville out of ‘bankruptcy,’ helped attract $100M in eco-devo will retire
After more than 16 years under the same executive leadership, Edwardsville will need a new rudder in a few months.
The Wyandotte County city of about 4,700 people has relied on City Manager Michael Webb since 2007 to steer it through a 2006 municipal "bankruptcy" and all the way to an AA- bond rating.
True municipal bankruptcies, which are filed under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, are extremely rare, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. The nonpartisan research organization reports…