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Boelman to serve as McGregor Deputy Clerk, lead economic development efforts

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Duane Boelman

Duane Boelman, of McGregor, has accepted a position with the city of McGregor as deputy city clerk and will also lead the city’s economic development efforts. 

Duties will include planning and promotion of downtown revitalization, development of the historic Sullivan Opera House, retaining and expanding existing businesses and attracting new business. In an effort to improve neighborhoods and increase property values, he will actively market McGregor’s Ohmer Ridge Subdivision and its historic neighborhoods and work to develop under-utilized spaces and land.

“McGregor is a remarkable place, with incredible assets, a beautiful setting, great people, historic buildings and of course the Mississippi,” Boelman said. “It has a rich past and I believe an even richer future. I’m thrilled that I have the opportunity to help make that future happen.”

Boelman has been a small business owner and has served in the public sector in various administrative assistant and clerical positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served on the McGregor Historic Preservation Commission and is currently serving on the board of directors of the McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts.

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