Manatee County Names Director of Utilities

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The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners has unanimously approved Patrick Shea as Director of the Utilities Department. Shea comes to the County from Minnesota, where he was the General Manager for St. Paul Regional Water Services. In that role, he was responsible for a regional water system serving 452,000 residents, overseeing water treatment, supply, storage and distribution and providing leadership and accountability for a dynamic staff. He graduated from St. Cloud University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of South Dakota.

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