“They work really hard every day. Stuff
happens, for sure, and we don’t like it, but
we do our best to prevent it and then to get
it taken care of when it does happen. It’s just
one of those kinds of thankless jobs until
there’s a problem, and then it’s a complaint.
There really isn’tmuchof an in-between.”
The payoff comes in knowing that in 25
years, when people look around Walla
Walla – or any city that’s been studiously
managed and planned – they’ll know
Bealey andhis like have been there.
| BusinessWorld | 63
June-July 2014