Bonaparte reflects on his first year.(PROFILE)(Norton Bonaparte, Jr.)(Reprint)

Public Management | June 1, 2007| | Copyright

City manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr., says native Topekans don't always appreciate what a great city they live in.

"I have found that people who have lived here all their lives tend to see Topeka as being 'OK,'" Bonaparte said. "But those who moved away and came back, or are living here for the first time, speak very highly of Topeka as a great place to live."

Bonaparte said he feels that same sense of enthusiasm about Topeka, the eighth city he has called home during a 30-year career in public administration.

Bonaparte, 53, took office a year ago ...

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